4th grade 4.12c Fossils

representation used to help us better understand complex(hard) ideas

• model

• fossil

• extinction

• decay

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

preserved remains of an ancient organism

• model

• decay

• fossil

• extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

occurs when all living members of a species die

• model

• fossil

• extinction

• decay

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

the organization of life and environments from long ago

• model

• decay

• extinction

• fossil record

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

the slow breakdown of plants and animals over time

• model

• decay

• fossil

• extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

a scientist who studies the remains of ancient organisms

• biologist

• paleontologist

• dentist

• zoologist

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

which fossil would prove an area was once covered by an ocean?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

which fossil would prove an area was once a forest

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fossil layers:

• youngest will be on the top layer

• oldest will be on the top layer

• youngest will be on the bottom layer

• oldest will be on the bottom layer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

what could differences in fossils found in the same area show?

• no changes to organisms over time

• only changes to the environment over time

• changes to organisms and their environments over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2