Grade K-2 Teacher Resources

Fossil horse tooth at Tule Springs Fossil Beds.

USGS Photo | Kathleen Springer

Standards-Based Lesson Plans for Educators

Our teacher resources have been evaluated to meet the Nevada State Academic Content Standards for Science, which are based on the national Next Generation Science Standards. Download our teacher resources for traditional and homeschool classroom use.

What's for Dinner?

• Objective: Students will observe the shape of animals’ teeth to determine whether they are carnivores or herbivores
• Standards:
  • NGSS K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
  • Common Core CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).
• Teachers may use images and artwork from:
  • The Prehistoric Life of Tule Springs series
  • Supplemental materials: Pleistocene animal jaws & teeth

Species Finders: The Past Animals of Tule Springs!

• Objective: Students will compare different animals in pictures.
• Standards:
  • NGSS 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
  • Common Core CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.7: Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., read a number of books on a single topic to produce a report, record science observations).
• Teachers may use images and artwork from:
  • The Prehistoric Life of Tule Springs series