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What dinosaur did these bones come from?

Students will compare their mystery fossils to 3D models of fossils already classified by type and species from Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. The data they collect will serve as the basis for their answer to the central question of this investigation.

SECTION 1

What types of bones are these?

(20 minutes)

SECTION 2

What species of dinosaur do these bones come from?

(25 minutes)

SECTION 3

What evidence have we found?

(30 minutes)

SECTION 4

What can we learn from communicating our arguments?

(15-45 minutes)
Total Estimated Time: 90-120 mins

Standards Alignment: NGSS MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS4-1, and LS4-2 and Utah SEED standards 7.2.2, 7.2.6, 7.5.2, and 7.5.3, as well as, DOK levels 1-4 and ELA Common Core Standards.

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