In this investigation, students will use the Sahara fossil record to figure out if the region has always been a desert.
The Sands of the Sahara kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation.
Core Idea(s)
- EESS5: Changes to Earth’s Surface
Practices
- SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems
- SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
- SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data
- SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
- SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence
- SEP8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
- CC1: Patterns
Alignment with Academic Standards for Science
Source |
Code |
Performance Expectation |
NGSS |
4-ESS-1 |
Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. |
ADI investigation kits are designed for the investigations found in the ADI Learning Hub.
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