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Lesson Plans and Activities - Grade 7
Gem and Mineral Hall
How Old is the Earth? Introduce Earth's history through vocabulary building, observation and discussion.
Lighting Up the Gem & Mineral Hall Discover the properties of light by examining their interaction with gems and minerals.
Age of Mammals
Super Selection Examine natural selection and conduct a research project to explore what selection pressures might have influenced the evolution of a particular species represetned in this exhibit.
Dinosaur Hall
Become paleontologists with this full-length science lesson plan or use the ELA and geometry mini-lessons to see dinosaurs in a whole new way!
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