Artifacts and Culture of Ancient Problem Solvers
Biology: Structure and Function in Living Organisms
Fossils: Stability and Change in the Fossil Record
Artifacts and Culture of Ancient Problem Solvers
- Discover our artifacts and how they were engineered to help past people survive
- Participate in a trading activity to understand how past people shared skills and tools for survival
- Learn how pottery was designed and build one to take home
- This class encourages use of Science and Engineering Practices while exploring Social Studies Standard I, Objectives 1&2, and Standard II, Objective 1
Biology: Structure and Function in Living Organisms
- Observe and record the structures of Utah bird specimens to better understand their functions
- Use insect specimens and microscopes for student-centered investigations of their unique and differing structures.
- Identify the impacts of differing environments on the growth and structure of plants
- Using the museum dioramas, explore what they learned and develop their own conclusions about the function of animal sounds
- This class uses Museum quality specimens to further understanding of SEEd standards 4.1.1 and 4.1.2
Fossils: Stability and Change in the Fossil Record
- Observe and record the structures of fossils to better understand what a fossil is
- Compare the patterns in Green River leaf fossils to modern leaves to determine the environment in Utah 52 million years ago
- Compare and contrast trilobite fossils to better understand stability and change in an organism over time
- Observe the ceratopsian wall to develop conclusions about why an organism might change
- This class allows students close interaction with museum quality fossils to improve their comprehension of SEEd standards 4.1.3 and 4.1.4