This week is all about Stegosaurus! Let’s dive into the details

[insert lecture video]

Now let’s get into the basics of the features Stegosaurus has!

[insert lecture video, Mesozoic vegetation?]

[insert lecture video, plates?]

Before you continue, print out the Stegosaur Plates exercise, cut out the plates and spike and arrange them in the top view of the Stegosaurs.

How will you arrange the plates? Are they in 2 parallel lines or staggered? Remember, you have to make them all fit! This model is to scale! Once you have completed putting your plates on (with glue, sticky tac, or tape) take a picture and upload it here: [Stegosaurus Plate Arrangement]

What’s with the Plates?

There are 4 main proposed uses of the plates. in this video I will review those uses. Which proposal grabs your attention the most? You can use this video to help you generate your “stegosaurs experiment” for the weekly assignment.

[insert lecture video]

What Do YOU Think? Design an EXPERIMENT!

[insert lab paleontologist video]

This week you will be designing a scientific experiement to assess the usees of the Stegosarus’ plates! You have a couple of options. the experiment you design could be field-based (e.g., go into the field and look for a certain fossil structure) or lab-based (where you “build” and deesign something in the lab to test) experimentation. Check out this video for more info:

[insert video]

To submit your experiment you can either submit a video of you explaining your experiment or submit a written report. To obtain full credit your submission should include:

Part 1: EVERYONE

1. identification of which “proposed uses of the plates” idea you are testing.
2. A stated hypothesis your experiment will test (see the Week 1 Scientific Hypotesis video [here] to remind yourself of how to construct this).
3. What you expect the results of the experiment to be.

Part 2A: Field Paleongologist– If you do the field-based experiment be sure to include:

1. What you are oing to look for in the fossil record
2. The likelihood that you will be able to find it
3. Potential dig site location

Part 2B: Lab Paleontologist– If you do the lab-based experiment be sure to include:

1. What will you build to test your hypothesis?
2. What variables or parameters will you be measuring?
3. Likely outcomes of your experiment.
4. How you would modify it based on the results.

Submit your experimental designs here: [Stegosaurus Experimental Designs]

Wrap-up!

[insert lecture video]

[insert lecture video]