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Lesson 1
Hands On: Play Dough Insects
The Story of the Carboniferous World
Rabbit Holes: Carboniferous
Other Activities: Life on Land
Literature Extension: Firefly Myths
ELA Activities: Carboniferous
Lesson 2
Hands-On: Playdough Creatures
Story of the Permian Period
Rabbit Holes: Permian
Other Activties Permian
ELA Activities: Permian
Lesson 3
Hands-On: Making Carbon Dioxide
The Story of the Great Dying
Rabbit Holes: The Great Dying
Other Activities: The Great Dying
Literature Extension: Hades and the Underworld
ELA Activities: The Great Dying
Lesson 4
The Story of When Dinosaurs Began to Rise
Rabbit Holes: Triassic
Other Activities: Triassic
Literature Extension: What Is a Dragon?
ELA Activities: Triassic
Hands On: Moving Like Reptiles vs. Dinosaurs
Lesson 5
Hands On: Measuring Jurassic Giants
The Story of the Jurassic Giants
Rabbit Holes: Jurassic
Other Activities: Jurassic
Literature Extension: East Asian Dragons (China, Korea, Japan)
ELA Activities: Jurassic
Lesson 6
Hands-On: Fruit Dissection
The Story of Flowers and New Partnerships
Rabbit Holes: Cretaceous
Other Activities: Cretaceous
Literature Extension: European Dragons
ELA Activities: Cretaceous
Lesson 7
The Story of the End of the Dinosaurs
Rabbit Holes: End of Dinosaurs
Other Activities: End of the Dinosaur
Literature Extension: Dragon-Like Creatures in Other Regions
ELA Activities: End of Dinosaurs
Hands On: Impact Crater Simulation
Lesson 8
The Story of When Mammals Took the Stage
Rabbit Holes: Mammals
ELA Activities: Mammals
Other Activities: Mammals
Hands-On Activity: Mammal Survival Simulation
Lesson 9
The Story of Dinosaur Descendants
Rabbit Holes: Dinosaur Descendants
Other Activities: Birds
ELA Activities: Dinosaur Descendants
Hands-On Activity: Bird Beak Exploration
Lesson 10
The Story of Ice Age Giants
Rabbit Holes: Mega Mammals
ELA Activities: Mega Mammals
Literature Extension: Stories of the Arctic I
Other Activities: Ice Age
Hands-On Activity: Blubber & Fur Insulation Experiment
Lesson 11
The Story of Glaciers and Change
Rabbit Holes: Glaciers
ELA Activities: Glaciers
Other Activities: Glaciers
Hands-On Activity: Glacier Movement Demo
Lesson 12
The Story of Primates and Our Family Tree
Rabbit Holes: Primates
ELA Activities: Primates
Other Activities: Primates
Hands-On Activity: Thumb Power Test
Lesson 13
The Story of What Makes a Human
Rabbit Holes: Humans
ELA Activities: Humans
Hands-On Activity: Dexterity & Bipedalism Challenge
Other Activities: Humans
Lesson 14
The Story of Tools, Fire, and Survival
Rabbit Holes: Tools
Other Activities: Tools
ELA Activities: Tools
Hands-On Activity: Soap Stone Tool Knapping
Lesson 15
Hands-On: Migration Map
The Story of Human Migration
Rabbit Holes: Human Migration
Other Activities: Migration
Literature Extension: Human Migration & Wayfinding
ELA Activities: Human Migration
Lesson 16
