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Finding the Crater

By: Bernice O'Brien
02.13.18
Science Topic
EvolutionEarth Science
Level
High School — GeneralHigh School — AP/IB
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Bernice O'Brien describes how she uses the "Finding the Crater" activity to allow her students to build scientific claims from real-world evidence.

 

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Finding the Crater
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