Museum Kits

Students learn how to read time charts and time lines, and get an overview of the major events that have occurred through geologic time.

Unifying Concepts and Processes: 4.1.1, 4.1.2

Science as Inquiry: 4.2.1, 8.2.1

Earth and Space Science: 8.5.2

Contents:

Multicolored time line (25 feet long)

33 Event Cards (with popsicle sticks attached)

Event Record Sheet (template)

Quick Reference Card for teacher

How Much is a Million?

Nature Scope: Digging into Dinosaurs

Roll of yellow twine (166 ft, oversized)

3 Posters: Each depicting a different era (oversized)

Poster: Geologic Time Scale (oversized)

Students discover the types of animals that lived during the Paleozoic Era.

Unifying Concepts and Processes: 4.1.2, 4.1.3

Science as Inquiry: 4.2.1

Life Science: 4.4.1, 4.4.3

Earth and Space Science: 4.5.1

Contents:

12 Fossils of 6 ancient sea-dwelling animals:

12 Pictures of ancient marine animals, matching each fossil

12 Pictures of ancient marine animal life

Paleozoic Story (template)

Poster: Geologic Time Scale (oversized)

Poster: Life on a Coral Reef (oversized)

3 Posters: Ancient Marine Life Scenes (oversized)

Students understand how to use a key to identify fossils.

Nebraska Science Standards:

Unifying Concepts and Processes: 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 8.1.1

Science as Inquiry: 4.2.1, 8.2.1

Earth and Space Science: 4.5.1

Contents:

Students understand that sharks lived in shallow seas that once covered Nebraska.

Nebraska Science Standards:

Unifying Concepts and Processes: 4.1.2

Science as Inquiry: 4.2.1

Earth and Space Science: 4.5.1

Contents:

By making observations, students learn about some of the differences between the fossils of ancient sea animals and the shells of their present day relatives.

Nebraska Science Standards:

Unifying Concepts and Processes: 4.1.2, 4.1.3

Science as Inquiry: 4.2.1

Earth and Space Science: 4.5.1

Contents: