Distance Learning : The Fossil Record

Together we’ll 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 discuss fossil finds like real paleontologists.

• Grade level: 3 – 5
• Program length: 45 minutes
• Cost: $150
• Available: 1/5/10 – 5/31/10

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U.S. National Curriculum Standards

NS.K – 4.4 Earth and Space Science

• Properties of earth materials
• Changes in the earth and sky

NS.5-8.4 Earth and Space Science

• Earth’s history

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)