Smithsonian Education - Prehistoric Climate Change: Why It Matters Today - 0 views
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Kathy Gorski on 17 Jan 10"In the lesson plan, the class does the work of a team of paleontologists studying a time of rapid global warming 55 million years ago. By examining fossils of leaves from various tree species, and by incorporating the findings into a mathematical formula, the students are able to tell average annual temperatures during this prehistoric time. "
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Kathy Gorski on 17 Jan 10polar science curriculum resources