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Support Materials for Investigations

Within each investigation there are multiple, scaffolded activities for your students. These are designed to be used together as a comprehensive, multi-day lesson but can be used in a variety of other ways as supplemental material depending on your curriculum needs. You can access the Teacher Instructional Guides, Student Research Assistant Notebooks, and resources for assessment for each activity by logging in.

Paleontology

How did Triceratops evolve?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   200 mins

Paleontology

What dinosaur did these bones come from?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   90 - 120 mins

Paleontology

What happened at Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   90 - 120 mins

Paleontology

What physical features helped a dinosaur survive?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   50 mins

Ancient ceramic pottery shards displayed on a dark surface
Archaeology

How do synthetic materials impact society?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   170 mins

Archaeology

What do the artifacts from Range Creek tell us about the people who lived there?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   170 mins

Ecology

What’s killing these trees?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   170 mins

Ecology

Who wins and who loses in a rapidly changing forest?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   165 mins

Ecology

How is energy transfer and matter cycling affected in a changing ecosystem?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   170 mins

Ecology

What is the future of a forest under attack?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   180-240 mins

Ecology

How do predators make decisions about prey?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   120-180 mins

Ecology

How will bat populations be impacted by the insect apocalypse?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   120-180 mins

Ecology

What drives decomposition?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   120 mins

Ecology

How do we restore aspen forests?

Target Audience: 6th-8th Grade   •   120 mins