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Fossils /Grade 3
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Amani almugrbi
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This quiz focuses on fossils and paleontology, covering fundamental concepts appropriate for Grade 3 elementary science students. The questions assess students' understanding of fossil formation processes, fossil types including trace fossils and amber preservation, and the distinction between organisms and their fossilized remains. Students need to grasp the sequential nature of fossilization, starting with organism death and progressing through sediment burial to mineral replacement. The quiz evaluates comprehension of key vocabulary terms such as organism, extinct species, paleontologists, and the difference between body fossils and trace fossils like footprints. Students must also understand relative dating principles through rock layer analysis, recognizing that deeper layers represent older time periods, and identify the types of organic materials most likely to fossilize, particularly hard parts like bones, teeth, and shells. Created by Amani almugrbi, a Science teacher in AE who teaches grade 3. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for measuring student comprehension after a unit on fossils and Earth's history. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge understanding before moving to more complex geological concepts, or use it as a summative evaluation following hands-on fossil activities and paleontology lessons. The varied question formats, including sequencing, vocabulary matching, and visual interpretation, make it suitable for review sessions, homework assignments, or warm-up activities that reinforce prior learning. The quiz effectively addresses Next Generation Science Standards 2-LS4-1, which focuses on using information from several sources to provide evidence that Earth events can occur quickly or slowly, and supports foundational understanding for future study of geological time scales and evolutionary processes.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which rock layer in the diagram is the oldest?
F
E
B
A
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fossilized dinosaur footprint is a __________.
cast
amber
trace fossil
Tags
NGSS.3-LS4-1
NGSS.4-ESS1-1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word do we use to describe a species which has no members still living?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an organism no longer found on Earth
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the remains or traces of an organism that lived long ago
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-1
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
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