Teacher: Alexa Vetnar

Subject: Earth Science, Fossils, Day 5

Standard: Earth Science- Strand 6- Concept 1- PO 4 Descri!e "ossils as a record o" past li"e "or#s Earth Science- Strand 6- Concept 1- PO 5 Descri!e ho$ "ossils are "or#ed Objective (Explicit): St%dents $ill %nderstand ho$ "ossils are "or#ed !y creatin& "ood "ossils Key vocabulary: Paleontologist: a person $ho st%dies old li"e "or#s Excavate: re#o'e earth care"%lly and syste#atically "ro# (an area) in order to "ind !%ried re#ains Fossil* the re#ains or i#pression o" a prehistoric or&anis# preser'ed in petri"ied "or# or as a #old or cast in roc+ Engage!Set: State o!1ecti'e 2ead 3Fossils 4ell o" 5on& A&o6 Explore Teacher "ill: 7onitor st%dent8s pro&ress and #a+e s%re they are stayin& on tas+ Student "ill: Place &old"ish, &%##y $or#s, and &%##y !ears on a piece o" !read and p%t another piece o" !read on top 9ext, st%dents $ill place a paper to$el and a hea'y !oo+ to #i#ic press%re Student "ill: Explain to their ta!les $hat they are doin& to create the 3"ossils6 Student "ill: Explain $hat each #aterial represented in the experi#ent aterials: 1 ,read - .%##y !ears / .%##y $or#s 4 .old"ish crac+ers 5 0ea'y !oo+s

Explain Elaborate

Teacher "ill: As+ st%dents to explain pro&ress

Teacher "ill: As+ st%dents to descri!e $hat each #aterial represented in the acti'ity

Evaluate: St%dents $ill explain $hat a "ossil is to their ta!le#ates and disc%ss ho$

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