Excavating Evidence – Page 2

Newsela Feathery Dinosaur Article at 3 reading levels

This feathery dinosaur probably flew, but not like any bird you know Grade 3 Reading Level Grade 5 Reading Level Grade 7 Reading Level

Students are taken on an imaginary fossil hunt. Following a script read by the teacher, students “find” (remove from envelope) paper “fossils” of some unknown creature, only a few at a time. Each time, they attempt to reconstruct the creature, and each time their interpretation tends to…

Nature of Science Lessons including The Great Fossil Find

Is It a Fossil? and Sedimentary Rock Layers Formative Assessments

Annotation Cards

A great tool for helping students analyze text.

Habits of a Systems Thinker

The Habits of a Systems Thinker help learners understand how systems work and how actions taken can impact results seen over time. They encompass a spectrum of strategies that foster problem-solving and encourage questioning. The Habits of a Systems Thinker Courses on the Waters Center’s Thinking Tools Studio contains a course for each of the…