Fossils

Second graders explore the geologic process of fossil formation. In this geology lesson plan, 2nd graders discuss the job of a paleontologist and make their own model of a fossil. This lesson plan includes teacher directed questions.

Young scientists explore the world of dinosaurs. They engage in a variety of activities designed to help correct misconceptions about dinosaurs, and which help them to determine which animals are dinosaurs and which are not. There is a...

Students conduct Internet research about different types of fossils, the animals they are from, and some famous paleontologists. They also participate in some interactive activities and hands-on lessons in which they create their own...

Students acquire a general knowledge of fossils and paleontology, the study of evidence of life in the past and identify the major invertebrate groups (phyla) commonly found in the fossil record.

Students distinguish between dinosaurs and fossils. They escribe what paleontologists do and how they reconstruct the lives of dinosaurs from the fossil record. In addition, they state that dinosaurs hatched from eggs.

Students discuss the job of a paleontologist by using books and the Internet. They work in groups to create posters with specific information about a specific paleontologist. They display these posters in chronological order accorking to...