ES-ESS1.C-1

Mine Tales

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COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (84)

4.0

STUDENTS (27976)

4.2

LENGTH

16 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

Description

Follow a spaceship pilot and her cute AI companion in their Earth adventures: dig your way through the layers of sediment to find ore, gems, fossils and ancient relics. Show your mining prowess and obtain the most valuable treasure of them all - knowledge!

Vocabulary Words

fossil

subfossil

bone fossil

index fossil

compression fossil

bone

canyon

erosion

organic

inorganic

mineral

internal structure

dinosaur

ammonite

groundwater

tree ring

species

sedimentary rock

metamorphic rock

artifact

DNA

extinct

carbon dating

rock layer

geological age

geology

organism

fossil record

strata

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about History of Planet Earth. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Rock layers, or strata, are horizontal layers of sedimentary rock that are deposited over time.

Rock layers show the sequence of geological events in Earth’ history.

In undisturbed rock strata, the youngest layers of rock are at the top and the oldest layers are on the bottom.

Fossils are the remains or traces of living organisms that lived a long time ago.

Fossil evidence provides clues about the environment in which organisms lived.

The presence and location of certain fossil types indicate the order in which rock layers were formed.

Fossil evidence provides clues about how Earth’s landscape has changed over time.

Fossils of organisms with unique properties that existed in a specific period of time in Earth’s history are called index fossils.

Most fossils are found in the layers of sedimentary rock.

Tree rings are related to the type of growth a tree experienced each year, providing clues about how the environment changed over time.

Canyons are deep valleys located in mountain ranges that are surrounded by steep mountain sides.

Rocks are hard materials found on Earth’s surface made of one or more minerals.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What is a fossil? What are examples of fossils? How are we able to learn about animals and plants that are now extinct? How are rocks formed and classified?

After the Game

How are the upper layers of rock different from the lower layers of rock? Which layers are older, and how can we tell? What can the remains of a tree (and its rings) tell us about the time period that it lived in? What is the difference between a bone and a bone fossil? How is an animal preserved in amber?

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Difficulty

Content Integration

Lexile Level

905