The purpose of this NSF-Funded project, is to create open source lessons that use 3D models for K-12 STEM education.
AUTHOR |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LESSONS |
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Becca Mussetter |
* Mammal Skull Versus Reptile: What are the differences? | Grade 3 * How big was the Megalodon? (PDF) | Grade 3 * Molecules Coming Soon! |
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Natasha Vitek and Chris Baker |
* Supersized Life: Comparing Across Scales (PDF) | Grades 4-5, could be adapted to 6 and 8 |
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Alex Hastings, Claudia Vargas-Vergara, Sallie Corbin, and Michael Ziegler |
Tracking the Evidence from Fossil Dinosaur Footprints (PDF) | Grades 3-5 |
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Elizabeth Connell Lewis |
* Fossil Forensics: Using Taphonomy to Solve Mysteries of the Past (PDF) | Grades 3-4 |
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Jessica Askew |
* What were the needs of dinosaurs? (PDF) | Grade 1 |
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Shawn McCarty |
* Titanoboa: Giant Snake From Earth’s Past (PDF) | Grades 5 and 6 |
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Walter Bowman |
* Herbivores, Omnivores, and Carnivores (PDF) | Grade 2 |
AUTHOR |
MIDDLE SCHOOL LESSONS |
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Becca Mussetter |
* Sizing up Turkeys: An exploration of proportional size (PDF) | Math Grade 6 |
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Mayra Cordero |
* Introduction to STEM | Grades 6-8 * Can I See That Fossil? | Grades 6-8 * Runner or Climber? | Grades 4-5 and 6-7 |
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Tredina Sheppard |
* Introduction to STEM | Grades 6-8 * How Did Earth Look in the Past? | Grades 6-8 * Trends and Changes: Feeding Evolution of Horse Teeth | Grades 6-8 |
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Julie Hughes |
* From Yoda to NASA – An Introduction to 3D printing and its impact on our world | Grades 6-8 * Fan mail | Grades 5-6 *Coming Soon! |
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Molly Shaw and Luke Webb |
* Anatomical Similarities & Differences Between Modern & Ancient Humans Using Fossil Evidence | Grade 6 * Five Million Years of Stratigraphy of the Capitola Cliffs: Sedimentation and Shells | Grade 6 * Coming Soon! |
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Molly Selba and Michael Ziegler |
* A Comparison of Hominins Using 3D Printed Fossil Jaws | Grades 6-8 |
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Megan Hendrickson |
* A Day in the Life of a Fossil | Grades 6-8 * Food Web Coming Soon! * Building a Megalodon Jaw Coming Soon! |
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Matt Binder and Lisa McBride |
*Megalodon Tooth Activity Coming Soon * Using Skulls, Jaw, and Dentition Morphology to Determine the Diets and Feeding Behaviors of Extinct Mammals | Grades 7-8 |
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Andrea Harding |
* Fossils in Oklahoma: Investigating the Law of Superposition | Grades 6-8 |
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Brenda Paul |
* Why is that fossil THERE? | Grades 6-8 |
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Rachel Brown |
* Oklahoma Underwater | Grades 6-8 |
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Tammy Will |
* What Do They Have in Common? | Grade 8 |
AUTHOR |
HIGH SCHOOL LESSONS |
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Maggie Paxson |
* What is in an arm? How does forelimb anatomy of carnivorans affect ecological niche and evolutionary advantages? (Collaboration with Sharon Holte, PhD) | Grades 9-10 * Apes Through the Ages: Comparing Hominid Relatives through 3D-Printed Skull Models | Grades 9 and 10 *Foraminifera Coming Soon! |
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Sabrina Sahlstrom and Sean Moran |
* The Great American Biotic Interchange | Grades 10-12 *Bathimetry Coming Soon! *Corals Coming Soon! *Climate Change Coming Soon! |
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Laura Beach and Gail Alaimo |
* A Comparison of Carcharodon carcharias (Great White Shark) to Carcharocles megalodon | Grades 9-10 * Examining Whale Fossils of the Purisima Formation Through the Lens of Homology | Grades 9-10 * Plankton Coming Soon! * Titanoboa Coming Soon! |
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Gretchen Miller |
* Skull – Teeth Observation and Inference | Grade 9 *Coming Soon! *Coming Soon! |
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Leigh Ann Cooper |
* Talking Teeth | Grades 9 and 12 |
All of our lessons are NGSS aligned.
