Fossils

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Fossils

LO: SWBAT identify fossils as evidence of past
living organisms.

DOL: Given scenarios, SW correctly identify fossils
as evidence of past living organisms in at least 4 of
5 questions.

SCI5.9D Identify fossils as evidence of past living organisms and the nature of the environments at the time using models.

Fossils

Image by LaterJay Photography from Pixabay

What can scientists conclude if they find sea fossils in a dry
desert area?

Scientists have uncovered palm fossils in Alaska, the northern-most state of the United States. Modern-day palm plants grow in tropical climates. A picture of a palm fossil that measures almost one meter across is shown.

The discovery suggests to scientists that this area in Alaska once was -

covered with an
ocean

A

warmer than it
is now

populated by
polar bears

changed by
earthquakes
B

C

D

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DOL: Given
scenarios, SW
correctly identify
fossils as evidence of
past living organisms
in at least 4 of 5
questions.