1. Understand how organisms are named based on their physical characteristics and where they are found.
2. Identify and distinguish between evidence and inference.
Definitions:
Inference- an explanation derived by reasoning or to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises.
Evidence- data that can be measured, observed, examined and analyzed to support conclusions.
Today we watched the movie Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure. Students identified evidence in the movie and then the inferences that paleontologists made from that evidence.
For homework students should think about a sea creature or oragnism that they would like to construct and make a sketch of it. In addition, they should think about the physical characteristics of the organism and where it might live and record this on the sketch.
Here is a list of some Greek and Latin Word Parts to help think about your creatures structure.
Also attached is a more detailed list.
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