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September 5, 2019
Evaluating Glacier and Landscape Change Art Science Extension
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September 5, 2019
Evaluating Glacier and Landscape Change Lesson Materials
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April 8, 2019
Fossil Lesson Plan - Crinoids
What are fossils? What are crinoids? Make your own easy model of these marine organisms to learn how they live and how we often see them in the geologic record as fossils!
March 18, 2019
Geology of the Grand Canyon for Kids
Over a billion years of Earth history, all three rock types, and geologic features galore - all in one place. Try thinking like a geologist by reading the story from the river to the rim!
March 18, 2019
Grand Canyon Coloring Sheet
What do you notice about the rocks in Grand Canyon? What rock types are there? How old are the different layers compared to each other?
March 27, 2019
How to construct 7 paper models that describe faulting of the Earth
Attribution: Science Support
March 27, 2019
How to Construct Four Paper Models that Describe Island Coral Reefs
Attribution: Science Support
April 8, 2019
Introduction to Geologic Time
What is geologic time? How do scientists figure out how old rock layers are relative to each other and assign ages to them? How old is Earth and what is a billion?