Mary Leakey Reading and Worksheet

This Mary Leakey reading and worksheet introduces kids to Mary Leakey, one of the most famous female scientists, world-renowned fossil hunter, and the finder of some of the most important early human fossils.

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In this activity, students will:

• READ a 2-page article about the life and accomplishments of Mary Leakey
• ANSWER 12 text-dependent reading comprehension questions

Teacher Notes:

• Perfect as a sub-plan during an evolution unit!
• INCLUDES ANSWER KEY.
• Please note that this Mary Leakey reading is 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. Emphasis is on how analyses of rock formations and the fossils they contain are used to establish relative ages of major events in Earth’s history.