Fossils

HISD 5th Grade Science
Fossils

Re-teach L 20
April 18, 2024

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Fossils

LO: SWBAT identify fossils as evidence of past
living organisms.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly identify fossils
as evidence of past living organisms in at least 4 of
5 questions.

SCI5.9D Identify fossils as evidence of past living organisms and the nature of the environments at the time using models.

Fossils

Image by LaterJay Photography from Pixabay

What can scientists conclude if they find sea fossils in a dry
desert area?

Dropdown

Fossils are the ​ remains or ​

Select answer

of animals and plants that lived on Earth millions of years ago.

Open Ended

How are fossils formed?

Multiple Choice

What can scientists conclude if they find sea fossils in a dry desert area?

• The fossils were planted there as a joke.

• The area was flooded and fossils were deposited.

• The fossils deposited by erosion.

• The area was once submerged under water.

Scientists have uncovered palm fossils in Alaska, the northern-most state of the United States. Modern-day palm plants grow in tropical climates. A picture of a palm fossil that measures almost one meter across is shown.

The discovery suggests to scientists that this area in Alaska once was -

covered with an
ocean

A

warmer than it
is now

populated by
polar bears

changed by
earthquakes
B

C

D

Multiple Choice

Fossils DO NOT move due to erosion, why?

• Fossils cannot be moved because erosion and weathering would break the fossil

• Fossils are actually capable of moving when it floods.

• Fossils are protected by a force field that prevents erosion.
• Fossils are too heavy to be moved by erosion.

Match

Match the following environment to the description

• tundra

• forest

• desert

• swamp

• mountain

snowy and cold environment

abundant trees and wildlife

arid and dry region

muddy area with dense vegetation

high and rocky terrain

• snowy and cold environment

• abundant trees and wildlife

• arid and dry region

• muddy area with dense vegetation

• high and rocky terrain

Word Cloud

What can a fossil with sharp teeth tell us about the ancient animal?

Word Cloud

What can a plant fossil tell us about the ancient environment it lived in?

Open Ended

What can a ocean fossil in a desert tell you about how the environment CHANGED?

Multiple Choice

The deeper a fossil is buried, the ______ it is.

• younger

• older

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly identify
fossils as evidence of
past living organisms
in at least 4 of 5
questions.