A major objective for my Field Biology class is to learn and understand how to identify animal remains/parts while out in the field. One fairly common artifact to find while in the field is a deer's jaw bone. We can learn several things from these jaw bones, including an approximate age of the animal at the end of its life....
Students were given the task of creating a tutorial on how to age deer based on tooth wear from the lower jaw bones. Through a rubric-based activity, they designed the tutorial and then filmed it. I'm a firm believer that students understand material better when they present their work to others. Here is an EXCELLENT video on the subject....enjoy!!!
