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Lesson Plan
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Geology of Connecticut

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine the geology of Connecticut, including plate tectonics, glaciation, and fossil formation. After reviewing past lessons, they write essays about what life may have been like in the Mesozoic Period. Following a field...
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Lesson Plan
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Show Me The Dinos

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore a site of numerous fossil excavations. Using an interactive quarry map, they locate dinosaur specimens and individual bones. In groups, students use "Show Me" cards to answer questions, compile information, and create...
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Worksheet
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Steven Spielberg

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Steven Spielberg and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Article
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Ucmp: Dinosaurs, Movies, & Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good review of how "movie science" can present an inaccurate or incomplete picture of actual scientific knowledge and methods.
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Graphic
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Science Kids: Science Images: Velociraptor

For Students 9th - 10th
This CGI drawing shows the possible appearance of Velociraptor, a dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago). The Velociraptor is a well known dinosaur thanks to some nasty looking claws and appearances in...