#2202. Studying the Burgess Shale

Science, level: Senior
Posted Mon Apr 9 13:49:08 PDT 2001 by Babe Willey (ross_st_rw@noeca.esu.k12.oh.us).
Fremont Ross High School, Fremont, Ohio USA
Materials Required: internet
Activity Time: 2-3 class periods
Concepts Taught: Fossils: adaptive radiation

Activity:

Research the Burgess Shale, its location and value to the study of the Paleozoic Era. You will need to cite URLs used, a map of the area and include information on the organisms' place in the Paleozoic Era. Include also a short history of its discovery.

http://www.northernlight.com Use Power Search and select Education, Science & Math sites.

The Yoho-Burgess Shale Foundation, http://www.burgess-shale.bc.ca/;(April 9,2001)

Scot, Erin et al " Burgess Shale"; http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/cambrian/burgess.html
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/where/shale.htm ;(April 9,2001)

The Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada;
http://www.wf.carleton.ca/Museum/burgessshale/tablen.html;(April 9,2001)

National Museum of Natural History; http://www.mnh.si.edu/museum/VirtualTour/index.html;(April 9,2001)

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