Fossils 6th Grade

Preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things

• Cast

• Molds

• Fossil

• Minerals

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which is NOT something we can understand from studying fossils

• Find changes in structures on organisms

• Chronological order if fossil appearance

• What color an organism would have been

• Similarities and differences in appearances of structures

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Fossil Preservation: Organism is completely enclosed in material

• Preserved Remains

• Carbon Film

• Mineral Replacement

• Molds

Fossil Preservation: Organism is buried, heat and pressure pushes gases & liquids out

• Preserved Remains

• Carbon Film

• Mineral Replacement

• Molds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossil Preservation: Minerals in groundwater fill in the pore spaces of dead organisms

• Casts

• Trace Fossils

• Mineral Replacement

• Molds

Fossil Preservation: Impression in a rock left by an ancient organism

• Casts

• Trace Fossils

• Mineral Replacement

• Molds

Fossil Preservation: Mold of the organism is filled with sediment an mineral deposits

• Casts

• Trace Fossils

• Mineral Replacement

• Molds

Fossil Preservation: Preserved evidence of activity of an organism, like footprints

• Casts

• Trace Fossils

• Mineral Replacement

• Molds

The collection of fossils and their placement in chronological order

• Preserved Remains

• Fossil Record

• Relative Age Dating

• Law of Superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The age of rocks and geologic features compared with other rock and features nearby

• Absolute Age Dating

• Fossil Record

• Relative Age Dating

• Law of Superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4