FOSSILS at CLEVELAND-LLOYD

Description & Overview

This virtual field trip features a combination of the fantastic resource, Research Quest, from the Natural History Museum of Utah, and a virtual field trip from the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry. The Research Quest is hosted by Carrie the archeologist and students will be able to see district science specialists on site at Cleveland-Lloyd!

UTAH SEEd STANDARD

Standard 4.1.3 - Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the stability and change in organisms and environments from long ago. Emphasize using the structures of fossils to make inferences about ancient organisms. Examples of fossils and environments could include comparing a trilobite with a horseshoe crab in an ocean environment or using a fossil footprint to determine the size of a dinosaur. (LS4.A)

Standard 4.1.4 - Engage in argument from evidence based on patterns in rock layers and fossils found in those layers to support an explanation that environments have changed over time. Emphasize the relationship between fossils and past environments. Examples could include tropical plant fossils found in Arctic areas and rock layers with marine shell fossils found above rock layers with land plant fossils. (ESS1.C)

Preparations & Introducing the Problem

Students will begin this virtual experience by beginning with the Research Quest - What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry?
Teachers should setup an account following the directions by clicking the image on the right. The video will show teachers how to access the access code for students.
Print the Research Assistant Notebook for the second investigation, What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry? One per student.
Read the Instruction Guide to familiarize yourself with the investigation directions.
Begin the online investigation, What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry? with your students. Complete Steps 1-4.
Have each class come up with 2 questions they would investigate/or things they would like to see if they went on a field trip to the Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. (remember these need to be scientific testable questions that THEY could find out… so their questions can’t be “What would I find if I dug 100 feet down?"

Setting Up a Research Quest Account

Connect with Your Virtual Experience

Insure that your webcam is working, your computer microphone is on, you have speakers/sound working, and you can project from your computer to the screen.
Be sure your students have access to their Research Assistant Notebook to write down any information they learn from the science specialists and the museum docent.
Be sure you have the Zoom link you received from the District Science Specialists.
Open this image in another tab to use as part of the virtual investigation.
Grand Canyon Map

Conducting More Research

Continue to work through the investigation, What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry?
Complete Steps 5-9 with your class, along with the accompanying pages in the Research Assistant Notebook.

Completing Your Investigation

Continue to work through the investigation, What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry? if you did not have time to finish on Day Three.
Give your students a chance to share their arguments and evidence with their peers.

Complete the Feedback Form

Click the link to complete the form! Science on the Move - 4th Grade - Cleveland-Lloyd

Additional Resources & Next Steps

Complete the accompanying investigation, What Dinosaur Did These Bones Come From?
Complete the accompanying investigation, What Features Helped the Dinosaurs Survive?

THANK YOU to the NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM of UTAH!

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