Students will be able to:
use information from textbooks, hands-on activities, virtual labs and classroom discussions to
-explain how fossils are used to show evidence of changes in plants and animals over long periods of time.
-describe several processes of fossil formation and a possible scenario for each type of preservation.
-summarize the conditions needed for fossils to form.
The do now was an FCAT transparency on fossils.
Students completed notes on the geologic time line, if necessary. They also summarized their notes and answered questions.
Students began the notes on fossil formation, found on the Discovery Learning website. Use your username (miami_youridnumber) and password (youridnumber_miami) to sign in. Click the third tab, find the link for fossils, and complete the activity. Be sure to list the body and trace fossils in your notes. Complete the stages for the formation of a trace fossil. Be sure to paste the page in your notes for today.
There was no home learning.