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Theory Choices: What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/theor.ch.html
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In this lesson, students read and discuss articles presenting two alternative theories about the extinction of dinosaurs. They are encouraged to use the criteria that scientists use to get the best solution. Students will learn that: some evolutionary change is rapid and discontinuous; extinction plays in role in macroevolution; and scientists use specific criteria in deciding which theory is better.
Intended for grade levels:
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
Subject:
  • Biology
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Paleontology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1999 ENSI (Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes). This material may be copied only for noncommercial classroom teaching purposes, and only if this source is clearly cited.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-823
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 9-12:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Understandings about scientific inquiry
      • C - Life science:
        • Biological evolution
      • G - History and nature of science:
        • Nature of scientific knowledge
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: Evolution and the Nature of Science Institutes