Author: Jeanette Pirlo

♦ SUMMARY: Who Pooped in the Past? – A lesson created by Ginny Switt (@ginny-switt), Denise Porcello (@denise-porcello), Pam Plummer (@pam-plummer), Sue Coller (@scoller), and John Westgaard (@john-westgaard)

♦ AUDIENCE: 1-3, Elementary School, First (1st) Grade, Second (2nd) Grade, Third (3rd) Grade

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Ichnology, Paleoichnology, Trace Fossils, Diet, Behavior, Coprolite, Trace Fossils, Biology, Paleontology, Geology

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access the poster of the lesson. Please contact the author with any questions.

Switt_Poster

♦ SUMMARY: Inference with Fossils – a Third Grade Project Based STEM Lesson – A lesson created by Alicia Foy (@alicia-foy)

♦ AUDIENCE: Third (3rd) Grade, Elementary School

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Scientific Method, Classification, Measurement, Taxonomy

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access the poster of the lesson. Please contact the author with any questions.

Foy_Poster

♦ SUMMARY: Paleo Invasions: For Better or For Worse? A Philosophical Debate – A lesson created by Stephanie Killingsworth (@skillingsworth), Jennifer Bauer (@jbauer), and Aaron Woodruff (@aaron-woodruff)

♦ AUDIENCE: 6-8, Middle School, Sixth (6th) Grade, Seventh (7th) Grade, Eighth (8th) Grade

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Migrations, Invasive Species, Philosophy, Paleontology, Geology, GABI, Natural Selection, Adaptation, Ecology

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access the poster of the lesson. Please contact the author with any questions.

Killingsworth_Poster

♦ SUMMARY: Using Fossils to Determine Earth’s Past – A lesson created by Lara Greene (@lara-greene), Glenn Greene (@glenn-greene), and Danielle Brennan (@danielle-brennan)

♦ AUDIENCE: 9-12, High School, Ninth (9th) Grade, Tenth (10th) Grade, Eleventh (11th) Grade, Twelfth (12th) Grade

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Eocene, Matrix, Fossils, Geologic Time, Evolution, Taphonomy, Field Notes, Scientific Method, Scientific Evidence

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access the poster of the lesson. Please contact the author with any questions.

Brennan_Poster

♦ SUMMARY: The Florida Museum of Natural History has provided a PDF version of their climate change wall panels.  This is a great resource for any classroom!

♦ AUDIENCE: 4-12, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Fourth (4th) Grade, Fifth (5th) Grade, Sixth (6th) Grade, Seventh (7th) Grade, Eighth (8th) Grade, Ninth (9th) Grade, Tenth (10th) Grade, Eleventh (11th) Grade, Twelfth (12th) Grade

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Climate Change, Poster, Decoration, Infographic, Classroom, History, Anthropology

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access this poster.

13138 Climate Change Exhibit Walls_FNL

♦ SUMMARY: Anatomical Similarities and Differences Between Modern and Ancient Humans Using Fossil Evidence – A lesson created by Molly Shaw (@mollydeich) and Luke Webb

♦ AUDIENCE: Sixth (6th) Grade, Middle School

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Archaeology, Anthropology, Fossils, Evolution, Humans, Scientific Method, Scientific Evidence, Morphology, Anatomy

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access the poster of the lesson. Please contact the author with any questions.

3D printed skulls of various hominid species

Photo courtesy: Molly Shaw

http://www.idigfossils.org/anatomical-similarities-and-differences-between-modern-and-ancient-humans-using-fossil-evidence/#prettyPhoto

♦ SUMMARY: Mammal Skull vs Reptile Skull – A lesson created by Rebecca Mussetter

♦ AUDIENCE: Third (3rd) Grade, Elementary School

♦ TOPICS/THEMES: Scientific Method, Classification, Measurement, Taxonomy, Creative, Hands-On, Morphology, Mammals, Reptiles, Fossils, Skulls, Diapsid, Synapsid, Evolution

♦ INSTRUCTIONS: Click on the link below to access the lesson. Please contact the author with any questions.

3D printed skulls of various reptiles and mammals

Photo Courtesy: Rebecca Mussetter

http://www.idigfossils.org/mammal-skull-versus-reptile-what-are-the-differences/