Learning Target: I can explain the processes that led to the formation of sedimentary rocks and fossil fuels. 

Think about these questions today as we learn more about fossils:

• Why are fossils important to us?
• What do the different layers of sedimentary rock tell us about the age of the rock layers?
• Where are fossils often found?
• What causes rock to be lifted to new positions?

Vocabulary:

• environment
• extinct
• fossil
• layers
• organic matter
• sedimentary rock
• sediments

Engage:

• Discuss the use of artifacts to make inferences.
• Observe fossil samples to make inferences about the past.
• Look at “Fossil Evidence Chart” and add it to your journal.

Explore

• “Fossil Detectives” activity.

Explain:

• Read “How Rocks and Fossils Tell a Story” from Think Central (pages 330-331).
• Read  Sciencesaurus, pp. 184-185
• Record notes in your science journal, answering today’s questions.

Enrichment:

• Online exploration:  Stories from the Fossil Record
• Online explorations:  BBC: Fossils or Getting into the Fossil Record