Dinosaur Detectives - Junior Paleontologists, Fossil Hunters
Students will learn how paleontologist use clues left by fossils to learn about how dinosaurs lived. Students will compare dinosaur nest eggs, teeth, gait and footprints. Student make a fossil impression project and share their creation.
Long Island Science Center
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(189)
What's included
1 live meeting
1 in-class hoursClass Experience
This class is designed as an interactive experience for students. The instructor will ask the students to answer questions and encourages them to ask questions. During the class, the teacher will show a variety of of fossil examples and speak about how those examples help us determine information about dinosaurs when they were alive. The examples will be used to show students how paleontologists are able to use those remains to determine how large dinosaurs were, what types of food they ate, how large their gait was, and if they cared for their young. The class includes a discussion of how fossils are recovered and finishes with a fossil impression project for your student to create from home. Students are invited to share their impression and what they used with their fellow classmates.
Learning Goals
This class was designed to be delivered in a classroom setting and provides information that supports the following New York State Next Generation Science Learning Standards.
P-LS1-1. Observe familiar plants and animals (including humans) and describe what they need to survive.
P-LS1-2. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine how familiar plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive in the environment.
K-ESS3-1. Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
2-ESS1-1. Use information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly.
3-LS2-1. Construct an argument that some animals form groups that help members survive.
3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
4-ESS1-1. Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
Other Details
Supply List
Fossil Impression Materials: Small Bowl 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup salt 1/2 cup flour Plate to work on Small toy or shell to make a fossil impression with (suggested ridged shell or small dinosaur toy. Look for options with defined ridges that will make an detailed impression)
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
4.8
189reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
The Long Island Science Center is a 501(c)3 STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) Learning Museum. We have been providing hands-on STEAM programming in schools and libraries since 1995 with our enriching educational programs reaching more than 350,000 students.
We strive to prepare young people for the challenges of a 21st century economy built on advanced technology and innovation.
We ignite curiosity, fuel creativity and unlock the passion for problem-solving and discovery with STEAM curricula, programs and interactive, hands-on experiences designed to cultivate future leaders and engaged, digitally literate citizens.
A fun thing about our organization is that we have four 3D printers that we use to teach 3D printing classes. Recently, we were contacted by a group of engineers that wanted to build a life-sized robot so we agreed to help them by printing out robot parts for them on our printers.Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$15
per classMeets once
60 min
Completed by 159 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 5-10
10-18 learners per class
