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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!
Mastodons and woolly mammoths were both ancient relatives of elephants, but they were very different! Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how we can learn all about what an ancient animal ate, just by looking at its teeth.
Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castañeda (she/her/they/them)
First Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS1.A: Structure and Function - All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air (1-LS1-1).
Performance Expectation:
1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water (2-LS4-1).
Performance Expectation:
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Third Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere (3-LS4-1). Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago and also about the nature of their environments (3-LS4-1).
Performance Expectation:
3-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago
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There's always something new to discover with SciShow Kids, no matter what your age!
SciShow Kids is ideal for early-elementary learners, Grades 1-3, and many episodes are structured around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum.
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SOURCES:
nps.gov/articles/mammoth-or-mastodon.htm
prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/mammuthus-primigenius-woolly-mammoth.html
prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/mammut.html
amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/mammoth-or-mastodon
extinctanimals.org/platybelodon.htm
britannica.com/animal/gomphothere
britannica.com/animal/proboscidean
worldwildlife.org/species/african-savanna-elephant
Image Sources:
tinyurl.com/yn3f7k4d
tinyurl.com/mu3s2579
tinyurl.com/5n7ux5a2
tinyurl.com/58bbbpkm
tinyurl.com/25sfmxzc
tinyurl.com/5f4ydsfm
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platybelodon.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mastodon_color.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammoth_(3250238096).jpg
tinyurl.com/4aejw4x6
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MammothVsMastodon.jpg
tinyurl.com/5n98jz2p
tinyurl.com/jw9sjnsu
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knight_Mastodon.jpg
tinyurl.com/3ntfw79n
tinyurl.com/3trjt7a9
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammuthus_exilis_molar.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammut_americanum_molar.png
tinyurl.com/55hebxrc
tinyurl.com/zmnnj3cv
gettyimages.com/detail/video/masai-giraffe-in-nairobi-kenya-stock-footage/510882842
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/prairie-royalty-free-image/1293479700?phrase=grassy+plain
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/kouchibouguac-national-park-wetland-royalty-free-image/531326882?phrase=wetland
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/woolly-mammoth-walking-in-a-grassy-field-royalty-free-image/1568161763?phrase=woolly+mammoth
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mastodon%2BHuman.jpg
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/elephant-mouth-wide-open-royalty-free-image/597655992?phrase=elephant+tooth
gettyimages.com/detail/video/african-bush-elephant-loxodonta-africana-lonely-elephant-stock-footage/1344914411
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/elephant-opens-his-mouth-royalty-free-image/489636588?phrase=elephant+tooth
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Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!
Mastodons and woolly mammoths were both ancient relatives of elephants, but they were very different! Join Jessi and Squeaks to see how we can learn all about what an ancient animal ate, just by looking at its teeth.
Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castañeda (she/her/they/them)
First Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS1.A: Structure and Function - All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air (1-LS1-1).
Performance Expectation:
1-LS1-1. Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their needs.
Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water (2-LS4-1).
Performance Expectation:
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Third Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere (3-LS4-1). Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago and also about the nature of their environments (3-LS4-1).
Performance Expectation:
3-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago
----------
Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon:
patreon.com/scishowkids
If you have a question for Jessi and Squeaks, you can write to them here: https://forms.gle/SENBjH9szoLGfrRC9
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Facebook: facebook.com/scishowkids
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From the team behind the YouTube series SciShow comes SciShow Kids!
Join Jessi, Squeaks the Robot Lab Rat, and all their friends at the Fort as they conduct experiments, research new questions, and talk with experts to learn about the science-filled world around us.
There's always something new to discover with SciShow Kids, no matter what your age!
SciShow Kids is ideal for early-elementary learners, Grades 1-3, and many episodes are structured around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) curriculum.
----------
SOURCES:
nps.gov/articles/mammoth-or-mastodon.htm
prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/mammuthus-primigenius-woolly-mammoth.html
prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/mammut.html
amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/mammoth-or-mastodon
extinctanimals.org/platybelodon.htm
britannica.com/animal/gomphothere
britannica.com/animal/proboscidean
worldwildlife.org/species/african-savanna-elephant
Image Sources:
tinyurl.com/yn3f7k4d
tinyurl.com/mu3s2579
tinyurl.com/5n7ux5a2
tinyurl.com/58bbbpkm
tinyurl.com/25sfmxzc
tinyurl.com/5f4ydsfm
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Platybelodon.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mastodon_color.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammoth_(3250238096).jpg
tinyurl.com/4aejw4x6
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MammothVsMastodon.jpg
tinyurl.com/5n98jz2p
tinyurl.com/jw9sjnsu
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knight_Mastodon.jpg
tinyurl.com/3ntfw79n
tinyurl.com/3trjt7a9
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammuthus_exilis_molar.png
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mammut_americanum_molar.png
tinyurl.com/55hebxrc
tinyurl.com/zmnnj3cv
gettyimages.com/detail/video/masai-giraffe-in-nairobi-kenya-stock-footage/510882842
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/prairie-royalty-free-image/1293479700?phrase=grassy+plain
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/kouchibouguac-national-park-wetland-royalty-free-image/531326882?phrase=wetland
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/woolly-mammoth-walking-in-a-grassy-field-royalty-free-image/1568161763?phrase=woolly+mammoth
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mastodon%2BHuman.jpg
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/elephant-mouth-wide-open-royalty-free-image/597655992?phrase=elephant+tooth
gettyimages.com/detail/video/african-bush-elephant-loxodonta-africana-lonely-elephant-stock-footage/1344914411
gettyimages.com/detail/photo/elephant-opens-his-mouth-royalty-free-image/489636588?phrase=elephant+tooth
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