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ELEPHANT TRUNK ENCOUNTER KIT




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Summary of Contents:

ACTIVITY ONE - DISCOVERY!

Learning Objective:

Nebraska Science Standards:

5.1.1.c	5.1.1.d	5.1.1.e
5.1.1.f	5.1.1.g

8.1.1.d	8.1.1.e	8.1.1.f
8.1.1.g	8.1.1.h

(Four tusker, Mastodon, Stegomastodon and Mammoth)

(Four tusker, Mastodon, Stegomastodon and Mammoth)

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ACTIVITY TWO - ZAP TO THE PAST

Learning Objective:

Nebraska Science Standards:

ACTIVITY THREE - WHAT BIG TEETH YOU HAVE

Learning Objective:

Nebraska Science Standards:

ACTIVITY FOUR - CLASH OF THE MAMMOTHS

Learning Objective:

Nebraska Science Standards:

ACTIVITY FIVE - COUSINS OF TODAY

Learning Objective:

Nebraska Science Standards:

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Introduce the science of paleontology, the scientist, and the process of collecting fossils.

Inquiry, the Nature of Science, and Technology

Earth and Space Sciences

Grades 3-5

1. Scientific Inquiry

2. Nature of Science

4. Earth's History

Grades 6-8

1. Scientific Inquiry

2. Nature of Science

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Contents:

Occlusal (chewing surface) tooth casts:

Small fossils (in 4 containers - 1 for each dig box)

Medium fossils (in 4 containers - 1 for each dig box)

Fossil Identification Guides: Boxes 1-4

4 'Dig boxes'

1 Discovery! Story

12 Strainers

12 Glasses

12 Spoons

12 Magnifiers

Dig Site Report Sheet

4 Nebraska Fossil Elephant Teeth posters

4 Modern Animal Guides

Four tooth casts:

Fossil Check-In Guide

Museum Notes Preserving Vertebrate Fossils: Notes from the Laboratory

Museum Notes Fossil Elephant Teeth in Nebraska

Identify rock formations in Nebraska where fossil elephants have been found. Discover clues to past environments and geologic history in these rocks. Identify adaptations that allowed elephants to survive in different habitats. Explore the time periods when ancient elephants lived.

Inquiry, the Nature of Science, and Technology

Life Science

Earth and Space Sciences

Grades 3-5

1. Scientific Inquiry

2. Nature of Science

4. Biodiversity

4. Earth's History

Grades 6-8

1. Scientific Inquiry

2. Nature of Science

4. Biodiversity

4. Earth's History

Contents:

1 Zap to the Past! Story

Geologic Bed Rock Map of Nebraska

Key to Four of Nebraska's Sedimentary Deposits

Activity 2 Data Sheet

Part 1: What Rocks Beneath You:

2 Cenozoic Posters

What Rocks Beneath You Direction Card

Rock Formation Templates (4 rock layers and 1 map)

1 Set of Fossil Elephant Site Maps (6-8th grade only)

Part 2: Survival:

4 Elephant skeleton drawings

1 Set of Artist's Renditions

Part 3: It's Time to Get in Line:

12 Nebraska Elephant Timelines

2 Elephant Mugshots Posters (6-8th grade only)

Compare and contrast the chewing surfaces of different types of elephant teeth and identify possible food sources. Discover how teeth and tusks grow throughout an elephant's life.

Inquiry, the Nature of Science, and Technology

Life Science

Earth and Space Sciences

Grades 3-5

1. Scientific Inquiry

2. Nature of Science

1. Structure and Function of Living Systems

4. Biodiversity

4. Earth's History

Grades 6-8

1. Scientific Inquiry

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4. Biodiversity

4. Earth's History

Contents:

1 What Big Teeth You Have! Story

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Grades
3-5

Grades
6-8

Grades
3-5

Grades
6-8

Grades
3-5

Grades
6-8