Science - Unit 9 - Evidence of Fossils - Lesson 3

Target:
I will identify fossils as evidence
of past living organisms and the
natural environment they lived in.

Success Criteria:
I know I have it when I can explain
how fossils can be used as
evidence of past life and
environments.

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Fossil Evidence

Draw this table

Marine (Ocean) Environment
Terrestrial (Forest or Land)

Environment

Fossil Evidence

Write each of these statements in the correct place on the table.

Leaf impressions that vary in

shape

Bones of fish, turtles, and

alligators

Casts and molds of clams and

shells

Footprints and tracks

Petrified wood

Impressions of coral and sea

sponges

Fossil Evidence

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Marine (Ocean) Environment
Terrestrial (Forest or Land)

Environment

Leaf impressions that vary in

shape

Impressions of coral and sea

sponges

Bones of fish, turtles, and

alligators
Petrified wood

Footprints and tracks
Casts and molds of clams and

shells

Fossil Evidence

Match It! Match the correct description to the correct term.

Climate
A

Environment

B

Age
C

Earth’s Surface

D

1. Fossil evidence shows of the

Earth’s surface is constantly changing.
Fossil evidence shows the continents

were once all connected and have

moved apart over time.

3. Fossils of tropical plants found in an
extremely cold climate provide evidence

that the climate in that region has
changed over time from warm and
tropical to the current cold climate.

4. The oldest fossils are generally
found the deepest and the newest

fossils are found closer to the surface.
This provides scientists with an idea of

their age.

2. Water dwelling organisms found
as fossils on land provide evidence

that the area where they were
found was once under water.

Now which picture would go with the term and description.