ScienceDinosaurs & PaleontologyAges 9–11
Changing Scientific Knowledge
Evaluate competing scientific explanations about dinosaurs by weighing fossil evidence — understanding that scientific knowledge changes as new fossils are discovered and new methods of analysis are developed
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If your child read two different explanations for why dinosaurs went extinct, could they discuss what evidence supports each idea and why scientists sometimes change their minds?
Evaluate competing scientific explanations about dinosaurs by weighing fossil evidence — understanding that scientific knowledge changes as new fossils are discovered and new methods of analysis are developed
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- Give an example of a scientific idea about dinosaurs that changed when new evidence was found
- Explain that different scientists may interpret the same fossil evidence differently
- State that the best scientific explanation is the one supported by the most evidence from multiple sources
“If your child read two different explanations for why dinosaurs went extinct, could they discuss what evidence supports each idea and why scientists sometimes change their minds?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Meta
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Dinosaurs & Paleontology
- Age range
- Ages 9–11