Lesson One - Dendrochronology

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about and evaluate such investigations.

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Lesson Two - Dendroclimatology Background

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about and evaluate such investigations.

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolutionand genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

4.2 Students know and understand the general characteristics of the atmosphere and fundamental processes of weather.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
• Communicate and defend a scientific argument
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Biological evolution

Content Standard D

• Origin and evolution of earth system

Content Standard G

• Science as a human endeavor
• Nature of scientific knowledge
• Historical perspectives

Lesson Three - Florissant Tree Rings

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about and evaluate such investigations.

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

4.2 Students know and understand the general characteristics of the atmosphere and fundamenta processes of weather.

Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Design and conduct scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Biological evolution

Content Standard D

• Origin and evolution of earth system

Content Standard G

• Nature of scientific knowledge

Lesson Four - Orientation to Florissant Fossil Beds

Model Content Standards

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Communicate and defend a scientific argument
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Interdependence of Organisms

Content Standard D

• Origin and evolution of the earth system

Content Standard F

• Natural resources
• Environmental quality

Content Standard G

• Science as a human endeavor
• Historical perspectives
• Nature of scientific knowledge

Lesson Five - Background Materials for Geology

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigations and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.

2.1 Students know that matter has characteristic properties, which are related to its composition and structure.

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

4.2 Students know and understand the general characteristics of the atmosphere and fundamental processes of weather.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

Lesson Six - Stratigraphic Mapping

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about and evaluate such investigations.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Design and conduct scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
• Communicate and defend a scientific argument
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Biological evolution

Content Standard D

• Origin and evolution of earth system

Content Standard G

• Science as a human endeavor

Lesson Seven - Fossil Identification

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigation and design, conduct, communicate about and evaluate such investigations.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Design and conduct scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
• Communicate and defend a scientific argument
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Biological evolution

Content Standard D

• Origin and evolution of earth system

Content Standard G

• Science as a human endeavor
• Nature of scientific knowledge

Lessson Eight - Leaf Identification

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigations and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

4.2 Students know and understand the general characteristics of the atmosphere and fundamental processes of weather.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Biological evolution

Content Standard G

• Science as a human endeavor
• Nature of scientific knowledge

Lesson Nine - Climate Activity

Colorado Model Content Standards

1. Students understand the processes of scientific investigations and design, conduct, communicate about, and evaluate such investigations.

3.1 Students know and understand the characteristics of living things, the diversity of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment.

3.4 Students know and understand how organisms change over time in terms of biological evolution and genetics.

4.1 Students know and understand the composition of Earth, its history, and the natural processes that shape it.

6. Students understand that science involves a particular way of knowing and understand common connections among scientific disciplines.

National Science Education Standards

Content Standard A

• Identify questions and concepts that guide scientific investigations.
• Design and conduct scientific investigations.
• Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and models.
• Communicate and defend a scientific argument
• Understandings about scientific inquiry

Content Standard C

• Biological evolution

Content Standard D

• Origin and evolution of the earth system

Content Standard G

• Science as a human endeavor
• Nature of scientific knowledge