Adventures at Dry Creek

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Time: Three to four class periods.

In this interactive web-based module students conduct a simulated field study at a fossil dig in Montana.

[Evidence of evolution: Grades 6-8] Fossils provide evidence of past life. (LS4.A)
[Nature of science: Grades 6-8] Scientific knowledge is open to question and revision as we come up with new ideas and discover new evidence. (P6, NOS3)
[Nature of science: Grades 6-8] A hallmark of science is exposing ideas to testing. (P3, P4, P6, P7)
[Nature of science: Grades 6-8] Scientists test their ideas using multiple lines of evidence.
[Nature of science: Grades 6-8] Scientists can test ideas about events and processes long past, very distant, and not directly observable.
[Studying evolution: Grades 6-8] Scientists use multiple lines of evidence to study life over time.
[Studying evolution: Grades 6-8] Scientists use fossils to learn about past life. (LS4.A, ESS1.C)

Disciplinary Core Idea LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
Disciplinary Core Idea ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
NOS Matrix understanding category 3. Scientific knowledge is open to revision in light of new evidence.
Science and Engineering Practice 3. Planning and carrying out investigations
Science and Engineering Practice 4. Analyzing and interpreting data
Science and Engineering Practice 6. Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Science and Engineering Practice 7. Engaging in argument from evidence

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