The Dig: Them bones
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore a 1.6 million-year-old human skeleton using the interactive feature in the Xpedition Hall called “The Dig.” This lesson engages students in online learning, whole group discussion, and completing a task in pairs.
Students will:
- list the words that label a fossil;
- label their own body parts, using common language;
- create life-size outlines of themselves;
- associate the parts of a fossil with the parts of their own body; and
- label their life-size models using terms learned in the Xpedition Hall exhibit.
Xpeditions provides links to “The Dig,” detailed instructions for completing the lesson, and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 3
- Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the form and function of the skeletal and muscle systems of the human body.
- Objective 4.01: Identify the skeleton as a system of the human body.
- Objective 4.02: Describe several functions of bones:
- Support.
- Protection.
- Locomotion.
- Objective 4.03: Describe the functions of different types of joints:
- Hinge.
- Ball and socket.
- Gliding.
