Hunting for Fossils: Clues to the Past (Flex)
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 5
This is an interactive class in which learner's will get a glimpse into the life of a paleontologist and learn about how fossils form and what they can teach us about the past. Fossils tell stories! We will even create our own fossil imprints! Learners will interact with the teacher and peers each week by posting images or recordings of the activities in the Outschool classroom and through the learner messages in the Outschool classroom. Learner's are able to share artifacts they may...
Meeting 1: Blank sheet of paper to draw a picture of yourself (or print the paleontologist handout instead) Colored pencils/crayons pencil scissors glue Meeting 2: Dinosaur skeletons for making fossils: https://www.amazon.com/gp/huc/view.html?ie=UTF8&newItems=C8152d41e-33d7-4ac9-92e1-08711b356b57%2C1 Small Plastic Dinosaurs (feel free to substitute with another small object): https://www.amazon.com/HAPTIME-Assorted-Dinosaur-Figures-Toddlers/dp/B015CZP872/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=small+plastic+dinosaur&qid=1614915013&sr=8-5 White Model Magic (You will need two packs): https://www.amazon.com/Crayola-Lightweight-Modeling-Material-Decorate/dp/B00006IBOZ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=white+model+magic&qid=1614914837&sr=8-3 1 Pack of Crayola Markers 1 large piece of construction paper (any color) Meeting 3: Toothpicks (2-3) Small Paint Brush or Q Tips if you don’t have a paint brush (to brush away dirt from fossils (aka chocolate chips) Chocolate Chip Cookie
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Nearpod will be used for the 1st meeting
“If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn.” – Ignacio Estrada I am a certified teacher and a math & science instructional coach. I began my teaching career as a 5th-grade elementary teacher in Illinois in...
Flex Class
$9
weekly or $36 for 4 weeks4 weeks
Completed by 4 learners
No live video meetings
Ages 7-11