Distance Learning: The Fossil Record
Take a look at actual fossils, discover the clues that they hide, and learn how to interpret their stories which unfolded millions of years ago.
- Grade level: 3 – 5
- Cost: $160 (+ $20 shipping*)
- Available: Year-Round
*Additional cost for international shipping
Each Distance Learning program includes:
- A 50-minute interactive program.
- A kit with materials for interactive experiments for 30 students.
- A Teacher’s Guide to prepare you, your classroom, and your students before the experience.
- Extension activities and resources for further exploration.\
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Please note: If your school does not have video conferencing equipment, please let us know when booking the program.
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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
U.S. National Curriculum Standards NS.5-8.4 Earth and Space Science
- Earth’s history
Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations, Science v.1.09
- Recognize and describe different types of Earth materials (mineral, rock, clay, boulder, gravel, sand, soil, water, and air). (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)
Next Generation Science Standards
Students participating in this program will explore science content as stated in the Disciplinary Core Ideas. They will engage in science and engineering practices as they plan and conduct investigations to answer questions regarding fossils.
LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
- Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. (Note: Moved from K–2)
- Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago and also about the nature of their environments.
ESS1.C: The History of Planet Earth
- Local, regional, and global patterns of rock formations reveal changes over time due to earth forces, such as earthquakes. The presence and location of certain fossil types indicate the order in which rock layers were formed.
ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems
- Rainfall helps to shape the land and affects the types of living things found in a region. Water, ice, wind, living organisms, and gravity break rocks, soils, and sediments into smaller particles and move them around.
