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Paleontology

Sub-Topics
Mesozoic Period
Paleozoic Period
Pleistocene Period
Precambrian Period

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1. Dinosaurs
2. Earth Sciences
3. History - Ancient

News

1. Earliest Tick Discovered (Discovery.com)
   Provides a description and picture of a tick considered 90 million years old and the earliest found so far. 4-01
2. Virtual Fossils Reveal Secrets (BBC - Kettlewell)
   Provides a description and picture of early animals revealed by microscopic assembly of parts by computers. 4-01

Papers

1. -Geological Periods of Time (Museum of Paleontology)
   Covers all of the major periods of time. 4-02
2. Americans - First Americans (Scientific American - Nemecek)
   Provides an excellent description and drawings about the ancient reptile that lived in the oceans. 11-00
3. Extinction 200 Million Years Ago (CNN)
   Describes a very rapid mass extinction of life on earth 200 million years ago. 5-01
4. Horse Fossils (Florida Museum of Natural History)
   Provides an exhibit of horse fossils, organized by epoch or horse toe fossils. 5-01
5. Horse Fossils by Epoch (Florida Museum of Natural History)
   Provides an exhibit of horse fossils, organized by epoch. 5-01
6. Ichthyosaurs (Scientific American - Motani)
   Provides an excellent description and drawings about the ancient reptile that lived in the oceans. 11-00
7. Mammoths (Illinois State Museum)
   Provides an article and a picture.
8. Old Bones n Stuff (Museum of Paleontology)
9. Paleontology Museum (University of California, Berkeley) 6-00
10. Paleontology by Geological Period, Phylogeny, or Theory (UCMP)
    Provides alternative formats of exploring paleontology. 3-00

Projects

1. Paleontologist Skills for Grade 4 and 5 (TeachNet)
   "Introduce students to fossils and how paleontologists mark out a dig." 5-02