Geology & Fossil History of Tennessee
Permanent exhibit
Science, Grades P-12
Time required: 30-45 minutes
Displayed are more than 190 actual fossils of plants and animals, including the only dinosaur bones ever found in Tennessee; authentic dinosaur eggs; life-size dioramas of Tennessee habitats of the past, with the associated fossils; the rock cycle; minerals and rocks of Tennessee. Students will use these to learn about organisms and their adaptations to environments; survival and extinction in ecosystems, and earth materials.
The “Earth Bulletin,” a biweekly updated look at tectonic and climatic events around the world, and “Continents on the Move,” plate tectonics over time, focus on changes in the Earth. The “Research Feature,” which explains current earth science research,, is especially useful in meeting embedded inquiry and engineering/technology expectations for middle and high school students.
Education programs are docent or staff led; hands-on activities may be included.
Tennessee Science Curriculum
Standard 1 – Cells; Standard 2- Interdependence; Standard 3- Flow of Matter and Energy; Standard 5 – Biodiversity and Change; Standard 7 – The Earth; Standard 8- The Atmosphere.
Specific grade level and course expectations:
K – GLE 0007.1.1, .2.1, .2.2, .3.1, .5.1- 1 – GLE 0107.1.1, .5.1, .5.2
- 2 – GLE 0207.1.1, .2.2, .3.1, .5.1, .5.2, .7.2
- 3 – GLE 0307.2.2, .3.1, .5.1, .5.2, .7.1, .7.2
- 4 - GLE 0407.2.1, .3.2, .5.1, .5.2
- 5 – GLE 0507.2.1, .2.3, .3.1, .5.1, .5.2, .7.1
- 6 – GLE 0607.2.1, .2.3, .2.4, .8.3
- 7 – GLE 0707.7.1, .7.2, .7.3, .7.4, .7.6
- 8 – GLE 0807.5.3, 5.6
- Biology I – CLE 3210.2.3, .5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
- Biology II – CLE 3216.2.1, 5.6
- Earth Science – CLE 3204.2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.7, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
- Ecology – CLE 3255.1.1, .1.2, .2.3, .3.2, .4.1, .5.2, .5.3
- Environmental Science – CLE 3260.1.2, .1.3, .2.2, .7.3, .7.4
- Geology – CLE 3205.1.2, .2.4, .3.1-4, .4.1, .4.3-6, .5.2, .5.4, .6.2
