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Help Page: Fossils, Team 2

Team 2

  1. Charts

    1. What chart would you use to show the number of people in your class that liked dogs vs. cats vs. fish?

    2. Think about the number of fossils being the WHOLE. How could you show the way that WHOLE is split up?

  2. Fractions & Decimals

    1. The DENOMINATOR of a fraction is the total number. In this case, it would be the total number of fossils found.

    2. The NUMERATOR of a fraction is the parts of the whole number that are found in a specific place or group.

    3. The denominator for these fossil fractions is 170, because there were 170 fossils listed in the database.

    4. The numerator for these fossil fractions will be the number of fossils found in that specific period (Cretaceous, Jurassic or Triassic)

  3. Infographic: The purpose of an infographic is for people to see and understand information quickly.

    1. What visual elements can you include that are easy to understand?

    2. Pick the chart that makes the most sense to you.

    3. Use moderate colors, not too bright. Pick 2 or 3 and stick to those.

  4. Summary

    1. Start by writing an outline for your paragraphs. Then fill it in from there. â€‹

    2. Your paragraphs might start with something like "The three periods represented by fossils from Utah are..... The most common period represented is the ......."

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STOP.

Did you read ALL the hints above? Did you read them with a partner? Did you try them? If the answer to all of the above is YES, then click the picture. If it is NO, go back and try again. :) 
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