Distance Learning : The Fossil Record

Take a look at actual fossils and discuss how you can find the clues that they hide and how to interpret their stories that unfolded millions of years ago. Invent your own prehistoric animals, follow along in the story of fossilization and learn about our planet’s various biologic and geologic processes.

• Grade level: 3 – 5
• Program length: 45 minutes
• Cost: $150
• Available: 1/5/09 – 5/31/09

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U.S. National Curriculum Standards

Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations, Science, 2007

• Recognize and describe different types of earth materials (mineral, rock, clay, boulder, gravel, sand, soil). (E.SE.03.13)
• Identify and describe natural causes of change in the Earth’s surface (erosion, glaciers, volcanoes, landslides and earthquakes). (E.SE.03.22)
  
• Explain how fossils provide evidence of the history of the Earth. (E.ST.04.31)
• Compare and contrast life forms found in fossils and organisms that exist today. (E.ST.04.32)
  
• Describe how fossils provide evidence about how living things and environmental conditions have changed. (L.EV.05.13)