FOSSILS

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3rd Grade
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the best step for a student to continue their model of how a turtle fossil formed once it dies? Options: Squish the clay to show that overtime fossils will disappear. Fill in the gaps with glue to represent minerals filling the space. Reveal the fossil since it is time for scientists to discover the fossil. Smooth the imprint over with your fingers to show that sediment will fill in the spaces.
Back
Fill in the gaps with glue to represent minerals filling the space.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Who has a more accurate model of how an imprint of a leaf fossil is formed? Options: Erik, because he used play dough and it will decompose in the soil; Erik, because he buried it in soil which happens to all dead things; Carol, because the glue represents the minerals filling in the spaces to form a fossil; Carol, because she used clay and it could be molded over and over into something new.
Back
Carol, because the glue represents the minerals filling in the spaces to form a fossil.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Two fossils found in a warm wooded region retain water. One is of an animal and one of a plant. What can you infer about the environment in which these organisms lived?
Back
The fossils are of organisms that once lived in a desert since these organisms are able to live where there is limited water.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Two fossils are found in a cold mountain region: a fish fossil and a palm tree fossil. What can you infer about the environment in which these organisms lived?
Back
A warm ocean environment because fish are found in areas with water and palm trees are found in warm ocean environments.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How can a student best demonstrate the step of organisms being buried under sediment using a clay dinosaur?
Back
Use a book to push down dirt over the clay dinosaur.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What can be concluded about the habitat of a fossilized insect with pinchers for eating grass found in a desert?
Back
The area must have once had lots of grass because of the characteristics of the fossil.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What should a student include in an illustration to show how a fossil formed?
Back
The student should draw a time lapse of images for each step with arrows and descriptions.
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