Introduction:

You are about to embark on a trip into the past.
As a collector of facts,  you will learn more
about this place called your home.  The very
land you stand or sit upon has had a wonderous
history.  Have a grand voyage into the past
as a modern day explorer.

Below you will find links to facts about our land.
Click on the link andread the web page to find
facts for your e-sheet.

Click here for the questions below

1.  The land of Nebraska was covered by what in the
     beginning?

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2.  How do scientists know what Nebraska was covered
     with in the beginning?

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3.  The scientists believe that our continent was closer
     to what millions of years ago?

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4.  What did the first plants become when they were
     compressed after they died?

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5.  Thinking question!  How do you think scientist know
     that Nebraska was covered by thick layers of
     plants?

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6.  What has been found in the limestone layers found closer
     to the surface of the soil?

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7.  Great heard of what have been found in the layer
    of ash left by the giant volcanic eruption?

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8.  Glaciers covered our Nebraska more than once.
    What kind of animals bones were found during
    the cold glacier times?

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The (click on the blue word) PaleoIndians (These first
people, who lived before our modern Native Americans,
lived a bit differently than later peoples.)

9.  Explain what the ancient Nebraskans ate.

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10. How did the scientists know what these ancient
     people ate?

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11. As these early people changed, their homes changed
     into what?

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