Laura Hollister
4 weeks, 30+ hours of trouble shooting, 1 new 3D printer & countless errors later the sets of horse teeth are almost ready for class.
Students will draw, measure, and determine how they have changed in the Cenozoic.
Thanks @phaneritic for making this happen!
#NGSS #ScienceEducation #Teaching
Jan 25, 2023 at 4:13amWeb
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023

The files and original curriculum is the Chewing on Change lessons from University of Florida.

#NGSS #ngsstweeps #STEM #Teaching

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/panama-pire/voices/2016-issues/an-evolving-curriculum-the-chewing-on-change-horse-evolution-lesson-plan/

An Evolving Curriculum – The “Chewing on Change” Horse Evolution Lesson Plan

By Dawn Mitchell | PCP PIRE Project Assistant In the September 2014 edition of the eNewsletter, Sean Moran, a STEM-content specialist with PCP PIRE, detailed his experience implementing a new K-12 …

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Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023

I am modifying this curriculum to fit with my storyline about local fossils from the Fairmead fossil site.

The students love it and fossils are such a great way to blend geoscience and biology!

#NGSS #ScienceEd #Teaching #Fossils

Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith Is this still legal in Florida?
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@martinvermeer Ha ha! 🤣. I have no idea but I’m glad to be in California! 😉
Show threadMartin Vermeer FCDJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith (Sigh of relief)
Show threadDr. Eric J. Fielding, PhDJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith @martinvermeer I don’t think they passed a law against teaching evolution in Florida, yet. Early Cenozoic history is not a problem. History of the 19th and 20th centuries has to meet requirements.
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@martinvermeer @EricFielding Yes I believe you are correct. Nonetheless I’m still glad to be here in California. 😏
Show threadcobalt going beige todayJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith such an impressive learning project for makers and then your students!
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@cobalt
Thanks! The only maker this time was Ryan but maybe someday the students could make the models!
Show threadcobalt going beige todayJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith PS I actually have 3 fossil horse teeth in my collection. They look just like yours here!
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@cobalt
That’s so cool! Where did you get them?
Show threadcobalt going beige todayJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith ordered them via eBay about 12 years ago in the last years I used eBay to acquire specimens. The owner got them from his deceased uncle who him “Iowa somewhere”. So I took that as unreliable. When I moved to Arizona from Iowa I learned I could do better purchasing in person at the annual Tucson and Quartzite shows.
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@cobalt Ooh someday I hope to go to quartzite!
Show threadcobalt going beige todayJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith Quartzite is good for a trip during the January venues, about every 5 years. It’s great for people wanting bulk ore or crafty jewelry and kitch. Not so great if you are a serious collector or geologist. It is fun there, though. Quite a huge carnival layout, with train collector show, a powwow and variety venues.
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@cobalt I imagine it would be a fun carnival type place and that Z would have fun seeing so many things! We will have to keep our wallets at home though - we don’t have room for anything else anyway! 😝
Show threadcobalt going beige todayJan 25, 2023
@Xeno_lith one good thing is that Quartzite is very cheap for trinkets and food. Don’t expect to find a hotel room for 100 miles radius in January.
Show threadLaura HollisterJan 25, 2023
@cobalt That’s a good tip! We will be sure to plan way way ahead when we finally go!