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Activity 5
Fossils in Alaska
Word Search
Students
complete a word search about paleontology in Alaska.
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Unit:
Fossils in Time
Guiding Questions:
What are the
national parks in Alaska? What fossils have been found
there?
Critical Content:
The location and
types of fossils in Alaska national parks.
Grades: 3-6
Duration: 15-30
minutes
Group size:
individuals
Setting: classroom
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Before
You Begin: Students
should read
Fossils in Alaska National Parks.
If the readings are too
difficult for younger students, explain the material to the class
and give them the Geologic Time Scale as a reference.
Procedures:
Complete the word search below
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Find these words:
Alaska
the northern-most, eastern-most, western-most and largest of the
United States
Aniakchak
a national monument in Alaska where
a hadrosaur footprint was recently found.
Carnivore
an animal that eats meat
Cretaceous
the last period of the Mesozoic
Era. It was at the end of this period that the dinosaurs died out.
Denali
the national park with the tallest
peak in North America.
Excavate
a fancy word for dig used by paleontologists. They do this to
uncover fossils.
Glacier Bay
a national park where magnificent
glaciers come down to meet the sea.
Hadrosaurs
common herbivores, known as the cows
of the Cretaceous. A hadrosaur footprint was recently found in
Aniakchak National Monument
Herbivore
an animal that eats plants
Katmai
In this national park and preserve,
in 1912, Mount Katmai erupted in one of the most violent volcanic
eruptions ever recorded.
Kenai Fjords
the deep fjords of this park are
home to porpoises, whales, otters and sea lions.
Kobuk Valley
Native peoples have lived in the
area now park of this park for more than 12,500 years, and still
subsist there today.
Lake Clark
a national park and preserve home of
several volcanoes and the 50-mile long lake for which it is named.
Limestone
a type of sedimentary rock found in oceans, and often containing
fossils of ancient marine life.
Mesozoic
the geologic era also known as the Age of the Ruling Reptiles
Parks
land preserved for all Americans
Period
the units that make up a geologic era. The Jurassic period is
known for its dinosaurs.
Pleistocene
it was during this epoch, 2 to 5 million years ago, that the great
ice age occurred.
Pterosaur
a group of large flying reptiles that ruled the skies while the
dinosaurs ruled the land.
Sitka
a national park where you can view
historic totem poles carved by Tlingit Natives.
Sue
the name given one of the most
complete Tyrannosaurus skeletons ever found.
Tyrannosaurus
a large carnivore of the Cretaceous period that probably ate
hadrosaurs
Yukon Charley
short for Yukon-Charley Rivers
National Preserve, home to endangered peregrine falcons.
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