Animals Through Time

What do these footprints tell us about this animal?

• How many legs it walks on.

• The shape of its feet.

• How many toes it has.

If you find a shark tooth in the desert, what does that tell us?

• Sharks once had legs.

• A dead shark was carried to the desert.

• The desert used to be covered with water.

• Sharks swim deep underground.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which do you think this skull belonged to?

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What are the REMAINS of a PLANT or ANIMAL that lived a very, very long time ago?

• FOSSIL

• EVIDENCE

• TRAITS

• BONES

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What is the name of a SCIENTIST that STUDIES FOSSILS?

• DINOLOGIST

• PALEONTOLOGIST

• PALEOARTIST

• BOB

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following claims has the strongest EVIDENCE to support it?

• The mystery animal walked on four legs

• The mystery animal flew or glided through the air.

• The mystery animal was a carnivore

• The mystery animal lived in the water.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What kind of HABITAT do you think
was in this location when these animals were alive?

• GRASSLAND

• RIVER

• OCEAN

• DESERT

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What kind of HABITAT do you think
was in this location when these animals were alive?

• OCEAN

• DESERT

• GRASSLAND

• RIVER

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which of the following animals is considered a living fossil due to its minimal evolutionary change over millions of years?

• A) Coelacanth

• B) Dodo

• C) Saber-toothed tiger

• D) Woolly mammoth

What does the presence of marine fossils on mountain tops suggest about the Earth's history?

• A) Mountains were once underwater

• B) Marine animals can climb mountains

• C) Fossils can be transported by wind

• D) Mountains are shrinking

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3