This computer activity provides a basic understanding of what a fossil is and the factors involved in becoming part of the fossil record. It is organized as an informational tour in two sections: one for middle school and one for high school. Students move at a self-selected pace by progressing and answering questions. A teacher's guide contains all necessary instructions as well as lesson plans, handouts, and assessment tools. Educational levels: High school, Middle school
This activity simulates how scientists study the past by using layers of rock with fossils to unders...
This activity has students trace the steps of a paleontologist from determining where to look for di...
This on-line book, published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), discusses the use of fos...
This collection of links connects to thirty two student activities or background sites that apply th...
This educational module on fossil interpretation contains four interactive computer activities for s...
This activity is structured to allow students to experience one of the largest puzzles in science, t...
This activity is designed to provide a general knowledge about paleontology and its intimate relatio...
In this activity, students organize a set of fossils chronologically and learn to correlate, based o...
This is an interactive site which demonstrates diversity through the use of the fossil record. Speci...
This lesson plan is part of the DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan library for grades 9-12. It centers ...
Fossils is an activity for grades 1-2 that enables students to apply their interest in dinosaurs to ...
In this activity, students will make trackways by running across sheets of paper; their classmates w...
This portal provides access to a large variety of paleontological information, including an interact...
This lesson will clarify the development of the geologic time scale. It will also introduce students...
This resource helps students who want to find fossils on their own. The site demonstrates how to kee...
This activity simulates how scientists study the past by using layers of rock with fossils to unders...
This activity has students trace the steps of a paleontologist from determining where to look for di...
This on-line book, published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), discusses the use of fos...
This collection of links connects to thirty two student activities or background sites that apply th...
This educational module on fossil interpretation contains four interactive computer activities for s...
This activity is structured to allow students to experience one of the largest puzzles in science, t...
This activity is designed to provide a general knowledge about paleontology and its intimate relatio...
In this activity, students organize a set of fossils chronologically and learn to correlate, based o...
This is an interactive site which demonstrates diversity through the use of the fossil record. Speci...
This lesson plan is part of the DiscoverySchool.com lesson plan library for grades 9-12. It centers ...
Fossils is an activity for grades 1-2 that enables students to apply their interest in dinosaurs to ...
In this activity, students will make trackways by running across sheets of paper; their classmates w...
This portal provides access to a large variety of paleontological information, including an interact...
This lesson will clarify the development of the geologic time scale. It will also introduce students...
This resource helps students who want to find fossils on their own. The site demonstrates how to kee...
This activity simulates how scientists study the past by using layers of rock with fossils to unders...
This activity has students trace the steps of a paleontologist from determining where to look for di...
This on-line book, published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), discusses the use of fos...