Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Fossils and Living Organisms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lab, students will observe and compare fossils with living organisms by making a "fossil" and comparing it to a real fossil and the "organism" it was made from.
Interactive
Children's Museum

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Geo Mysteries: Broken Necklace Mystery

For Students 3rd - 8th
A fun fossil activity for younger students.
Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Florida Fossils: Evidence of Evolution

For Students 6th - 8th
See how fossils have shown evidence of evolution throughout the history of the Earth.
Unknown Type
EL Education

El Education: Leaving Traces

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a magazine with photographs, illustration, charts, and text explaining their research and understanding of fossil records, the theory of evolution, and other topics related to early man.
Handout
Other

Fossil Record

For Students 9th - 10th
This effective site traces the history of modern man from his early ancestors (Australopithecus Afarensis) to Homo Sapiens sapiens.
Website
The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Evolving Planet: Tertiary

For Students 9th - 10th
Delve into the Tertiary Period portion of the Evolving Planet exhibit, and trace the climate and continental shift during this time. Includes an overview of the period, a collection of images, and a look at the Tertiary Period's...
Website
BBC

Bbc: Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
Several articles that trace the chronology of the dinosaur from the Triassic to the Cretaceous. Articles were written to accompany the BBC series, Walking with Dinosaurs.