2.7 - READING - Africa Digs, Pages 67-69 (Blue)

Front

What does 'emerge' mean?

Back

To come out or appear.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What should students use while reading 'Africa Digs'?

Back

A colored pencil and highlighter.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

What do the team members do after matching the numbers on the jackets to the dig's log?

Back

They put the bones in the right order.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

What does the word 'desert' mean?

Back

A dry place with few plants.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

From which animals are the bones in Step 6?

Back

Adult and young Jobaria.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

What is the main purpose of using a colored pencil and highlighter while reading?

Back

To annotate and highlight important information.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Front

What is a fossil?

Back

The preserved remains or traces of a once-living organism.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

Why is it important to put bones in the right order during a dig?

Back

To understand the sequence of events and the organism's structure.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Front

What does 'dig' refer to in the context of archaeology?

Back

The process of excavating to uncover artifacts or fossils.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is the significance of the Jobaria in paleontology?

Back

Jobaria is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that helps scientists understand dinosaur evolution.