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Objective: 1. SWBAT explain how a fossil is created
2. SWBAT identify the 5 types of fossils
Types of Fossils
1. SWBAT explain how a fossil is created2. SWBAT identify 5 types of fossils
Essential Question: What makes something a fossil?
OBJECTIVE(S)
Using your knowledge on fossils, draw a picture of what a fossil looks like. Explain your drawing in 2-3 sentences
Do Now: Quick Draw
Fossils are created in several different ways.
Fossils are more than just dinosaur bones!
Fossils
http://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/fossils/
While watching the video list the 5 types of fossils
BrainPOP Video
When something becomes a fossil
Fossilization is very rare (does not happen often)
A quick burial has to occur!
Fossilization
A body fossil is part of the original organism that’s been preserved (maintains its original state).
Examples: Frozen Ice, Tar Pit
Body Fossil
Are the most common fossils. They include animal tracks, nests, bite marks
Trace Fossil
Mold FossilThis occurs when the fossil is buried right
away, a rock is formed and when the fossil eventually decays, a hollow print is formed.
Cast Fossil When water fills up the mold and hardens. It
looks like the original bone or shell
Mold Fossil & Cast Fossil
Mold Fossil
Cast Fossil
Are fuels formed by natural processes such as decomposition of buried dead organisms.
Oil, gas and coal are all formed from remains of fossilized plants and animals
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Records are the sum total of what we know about fossils
Paleontology seeks to map out how life evolved across geologic time
Fossil Records
Fossil Records
Working in groups of 3 or 4, read the passage titled, Fossils and answer the reading comprehension questions. Student will underline where they found the answers.
ClosingSAN entry – In sentence form, what are 3
things you learned today? Are there any other questions you have about fossils?
Work – Time
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