• Massive petrified redwood stumps

    Florissant Fossil Beds

    National Monument Colorado

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Unit One: The Nature of Science

Topics Covered
Scientific Hypothesis
Observation and Inference
Qualitative and Quantitive

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Unit One - Complete[1.4mb]

Lesson 1
Three Hole Bottle Demo[9k]

Three Hole Bottle Demo Report [12.3k]

Lesson 2
Scientific Method[415k]

Lesson 3
Blind men of Indostan Poem[182k]

Lesson 4
Can You Spot the Scientific Method?[17k]

Lesson 5
Performing an Experiment[16k]

Lesson 6
Observation / Inference sheet[393k]

Lesson 7
Fortune Teller Fish[27k]

Lesson 8: Quiz
Inferences and Observations[7k]

Lesson 9
Qualitative Vs. Quantitative[10k]

Lesson 10
Cookie Lab[20k]

Exam
General Biology Unit Exam[36k]

Did You Know?

leaf fossil

In 1922, Fossil Cycad National Monument, in South Dakota, was established as the third NPS area to preserve fossils, however by the mid 1930s all the fossils visible at the surface had been removed, leaving nothing for visitors to see. As a result, congress removed Fossil Cycad National Monument from the National Park System in 1957.