Objectives
1. Describe the typical sequence of events in fossilization
2. Compare techniques for dating fossils
Use the links below to find lesson materials and procedures about early Earth environments (left) and about fossil evidence (right). An assessment link can be found at the bottom of the page.
PA State Standards:
3.1.10.C3: Interpret data from fossil records, anatomy, and physiology
3.3.10.A1: Relate plate tectonics to both slow and rapid changes in the Earth's surface (Explain how the Earth is composed of a number of dynamic, interating systems exchanging energy or mater)
3.1.10.C3 Interpret data from fossil records, anatomy and physiology, and DNA studies relevant to the theory of evolution.
ISTE Standards
Empowered Learner - students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
Digital Citizen - students recognize rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal, and ethical.
PA State Standards:
3.1.10.C3: Interpret data from fossil records, anatomy, and physiology
3.3.10.A1: Relate plate tectonics to both slow and rapid changes in the Earth's surface (Explain how the Earth is composed of a number of dynamic, interating systems exchanging energy or mater)
3.1.10.C3 Interpret data from fossil records, anatomy and physiology, and DNA studies relevant to the theory of evolution.
ISTE Standards
Empowered Learner - students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
Digital Citizen - students recognize rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal, and ethical.
Main Ideas
Fossils provide evidence of past life.
Relative and radiometric dating are two methods used to determine the age of fossils.
Fossils provide evidence of past life.
Relative and radiometric dating are two methods used to determine the age of fossils.