Month: December 2018

As promised, projects and small activities on dinosaurs are coming from Midnight Star Science Lessons!   Identifying Dinosaurs Activities Most people view dinosaurs as a subject loved by little children.  Although they are a natural fascination of youngsters, they are also are studied by adults.  Dinosaur paleontology is a field of study pursued by graduate Read more…

It is now December!  Students are gearing up and preparing for finals.  It is a busy time of year in the classroom and culminating projects can be a large part of preparing students to better understand complex topics.  What better way to challenge student understanding of topographic maps than to have students design their own Read more…

Rocks!  Students either love them or hate them.  Learning how to identify them can be a challenge for some students. But making it a challenge between groups of students can spark a sense of competition and a desire to learn. This can only be done after the basics of rock textures have been defined and their Read more…