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Of all the accomplished scientists we've interviewed over the years, there's always one thing they have in common: a teacher who encouraged their curiosity in the natural world.
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Animating the Tree of LifeStudents will explore an animated "Tree of Life." They will record observations and questions about it and discuss them as a class. Create your own cartoon!
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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John M Gregg
John Gregg’s classroom is a giant warehouse where everyone is welcome. The scope of John’s fossil collection takes your breath away. The best part is that John shares stories about all the fossils. Mollie is one of his favorites. She is a rare fossil of an ancient sea turtle, like a leatherback that would eat ammonites. She even has a mosasaurus bite in her shell.
John M Gregg
John Gregg’s classroom is a giant warehouse where everyone is welcome. The scope of John’s fossil collection takes your breath away. The best part is that John shares stories about all the fossils. Mollie is one of his favorites. She is a rare fossil of an ancient sea turtle, like a leatherback that would eat ammonites. She even has a mosasaurus bite in her shell.
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Cephalopod Ink
Cephalopods use ink to avoid predation: they ink and jet away under cover of the ink, creating a “smoke screen.” This move is often followed by unpredictable escape moves.
Cephalopod Ink
Cephalopods use ink to avoid predation: they ink and jet away under cover of the ink, creating a “smoke screen.” This move is often followed by unpredictable escape moves.
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Scientist
Rachel Arbor, CEO & Founder of Gaia Scholastic and NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate
“In researching educators, I found a consistent message: teachers want to teach environmental literacy and climate content but lack the resources and training to do it confidently.”
Rachel Arbor, CEO & Founder of Gaia Scholastic and NY State Lead for SubjectToClimate
“In researching educators, I found a consistent message: teachers want to teach environmental literacy and climate content but lack the resources and training to do it confidently.”
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