As part of the Digital Atlas of Ancient Life project, we have developed a number of exercises and activities that you may wish to use in your classroom. We have arranged these by grade level.
Elementary
Species Diversity and Classification. By Dr. Amie Patchen. NGSS DCI 3-LS3-1, 3-LS4-1; adaptable. Relates to the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.
Middle School
Species Across Time and Terrain. By Dr. Amie Patchen and Dr. Jonathan Hendricks. NGSS MS-LS4-1. Relates to the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.
Elementary and Middle School
Oceans of Ohio 5E Unit By Dr. Alycia Stigall and colleagues. Ohio Revised Science Standards LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, LS8, ESS8. NGSS MS-ESS1. Relates to the Atlas of Ordovician Life. Click here for additional information and materials. A published version of this exercise appeared in Science Scope and may be accessed here.
Survival Game 5E Unit. By Dr. Alycia Stigall. Ohio Revised Science Standards LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, LS8. Relates to the Atlas of Ordovician Life. Click here for additional information and materials.
History of the Earth / Geologic Time. By Dr. Alycia Stigall. Ohio Revised Science Standards LS4, LS5, LS6, LS7, LS8, ESS4, ESS8. Relates to the Atlas of Ordovician Life. Click here for additional information and materials.
Marine Ecosystems and the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. NGSS MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-5, MS-ESS1-4. Relates to the Cretaceous Atlas of Ancient Life.
College/University
Neogene Mollusk Communities. By Andrielle Swaby. Relates to the Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life.
Stratigraphic Evidence for the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway. Relates to the Cretaceous Atlas of Ancient Life.
