Paleogeographic Mapping: Okay, Fossils Are Neat But What Good Are They?

In this activity students are given a map of an imaginary continent with marked locations of places where fossils have been found in rocks of a given geologic age. The object of the activity is to make a map of where the land and ocean areas were at that time. As a result of this activity students will learn how evidence from fossils can be used in paleogeographic interpretation and they will gain experience in developing multiple hypotheses. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school