Lessons about the Earth from Fossils

What is a fossil?

• A fossil is a leaf or animal.

• A fossil is the imprint of a plant or animal from long ago.

• A fossil is something we find on the ground

Where do scientists find fossils?

• In our backyard

• In the store

• Between layers in the Earth

• In the water

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What do we compare fossils to?

• Our own ideas

• wood and rock

• plants and animals we see today

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What do fossils show us?

• How habitats have changed over time

• How to protect the Earth

• How to find rocks

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Fossils show us that habitats change.

• True

• False

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Fossils show us what it could have been like in the past.

• True

• False

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What can fossils tell us about the past?

• The color of ancient animals

• What the weather will be like tomorrow

• Information about past environments and life forms

• How to make dinosaur sounds

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How do scientists figure out information about fossils from long ago?

• Scientists do not know what the fossils are.

• They guess.

• They compare them to modern animals.

• There are no animals from long ago.

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What do you know about this fossil body from long ago?

• The animal ate meat and was a carnivore.

• The animal ate plants and was a herbivore.

• The animal was large.

• More information is needed.

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What does this fossil tell us?

• The animal could fight.

• The animal could swim.

• The animal could fly.

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