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HISTORY COURSE MATRIX |
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FOSS
CD-ROM |
FOSS
READINGS |
EXTENSIONS |
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5. |
Limestone
(4–5 sessions) |
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Geology
Lab
• Sedimentary Rocks, Limestone
Auditorium
• Modern Environments |
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Where in the World Is Calcium Carbonate?
• Coconino Stories |
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Revisit local rocks.
• Visit local sedimentary environments.
• Investigate building materials. |
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6. |
It’s
About Time (5–6 sessions) |
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Fossils, Rocks, and Time
• Floating on a Prehistoric Sea
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Describe a million.
• Prepare other time lines.
• Use TimeLiner software.
• Explore the U.S. Map.
• View Colorado Plateau over Time on the FOSS CD-ROM. |
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7. |
Fossils
and Time (2–3 sessions) |
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Time
Room
• Time Machine |
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A Fossil Primer |
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Look for fossils.
• Make fossils.
• Track an animal.
• Think about “modern” fossils. |
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8. |
One
Rock to Another (4–8 sessions) |
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Geology
Lab
• Rock Database
Expeditions Desk
• Bright Angel Trail
• Yosemite National Park
• Hawaii Volcanic National Park
Time Room
• Colorado Plateau over Time |
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The Story of the Wrightwood Marble
• Crystals, Minerals, and Rocks
• Careers in Geology
• Destroying and Reconstructing Earth |
• Assign Colorado Plateau history projects.
• Read about careers in geology.
• Raft the Colorado River.
• Make “breadrock.”
• Invite a geologist to class.
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