_Using Big Data to Explain Earth's history_McNeal & Cordle

What is recommended for educators who want to learn more about fossils and rock strata?

• Attend a live seminar

• Watch a YouTube video tutorial

• Read a textbook

• Visit a museum

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What is the purpose of the PBDB Navigator in the lesson?

• To introduce the geologic timescale

• To teach computer programming

• To explore marine biology

• To study weather patterns

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What is the role of the laundry hamper in the analogy?

• To represent layers of rock strata

• To demonstrate cooking techniques

• To illustrate plant growth

• To show weather changes

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What is the main activity students engage in to understand the lesson?

• Role-playing with a laundry hamper

• Building a model volcano

• Creating a weather chart

• Drawing a family tree

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What is the earliest geologic period with fossil evidence for trilobites according to the table?

• Cambrian

• Jurassic

• Cretaceous

• Triassic

Which fossil is linked to the Ordovician Period?

• Bathyurus extans

• Paradoxides pinus

• Cystiphyllum niagarense

• Microsprifer mucronatus

What is the scientific name of the fossil from the Permian Period?

• Leptodus americanus

• Parafusulina bosei

• Perisphinctes tiziani

• Scaphites hippocrepis

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What activity is suggested for students who finish early?

• Writing essays

• Investigating the fossil collection

• Solving math problems

• Reading novels

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Which fossil is identified as a small, shelled sea creature?

• Neospirifer

• Mariella

• Monotis

• Parafusulina

What is the main goal of the PBDB as mentioned in the document?

• To replace traditional textbooks

• To develop an interest in the history of planet Earth

• To simplify scientific experiments

• To focus on chemistry

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