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High School Curriculum
Unit Two: Paleontology

Topics Covered
Tree Rings
Fossils
Climate Change

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Unit Two - Complete [3.2mb]

Lesson 1
Dendrochronology
[56k]

Lesson 2
Dendrochronology Background
[14k]

Lesson 3
Florissant tree rings
[504k]

Lesson 4
Orientation to Florissant Fossil Beds
[15k]
Orientation Slide Show [12.7mb Microsoft Power Point File]

Lesson 5
Background Materials for Geology of the Front Range and Florissant
[1mb]

Lesson 6
Stratigraphic Mapping
[7k]

Lesson 7
Paleontology - Fossil Identification
[27k]
Fossil ID Packets [6.6mb]
Paper Fossils [2mb]

Lesson 8
Paleontology - Leaf Identification
[9k]
Leaf Manual [749k]
Fossil ID Packets [6.6mb]
Paper Fossils [2mb]

Lesson 9
Paleontology - Climate Activity
[18k]
Exploring Ecosystems Overheads [1.3mb]
Exploring Ecosystems Slideshow [8mb Microsoft Power Point File]

Exam
Unit Two Exam
[10k]

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