This fossil reading and worksheet set includes TWO fossil readings with worksheets! Introduce students to fossil basics and then go deeper into different types of fossils.
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Reading #1 (Introducing Fossils) Covers:
- Importance of fossils as evidence of past life
- Formation of sedimentary rock and fossil preservation
- Law of superposition and dating fossils
- Evolution from simple to complex organisms
- Fossils reveal past climates and environments
Reading #2 (Types of Fossils) Covers:
- Five main fossil types: body, trace, mold/cast, amber, petrified
- Fossilization process
- Preservation methods for different organisms
- Examples of fossil evidence for each type
Each reading also has a corresponding worksheet with text-dependent questions to answer. No prior knowledge is required – all information in the worksheet comes directly from the text.
Both PRINT and digital GOOGLE SLIDES versions are included!
Teacher Notes:
- Supports NGSS MS-LS4-1 and MS-ESS1-4.
- INCLUDES ANSWER KEYS.
- Please note that these resources are not editable.
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Related Standards:
- NGSS MS-LS4-1: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.
- NGSS MS-ESS1-4: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence from rock strata for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6-billion-year-old history.
