ScienceDinosaurs & PaleontologyAges 8–11
Fossils as Evidence
Analyse and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago
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- Explain that fossils are preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived long ago
- Use fossil evidence to make inferences about past organisms and their environments
- Describe how comparing fossils with living organisms helps us understand how life has changed
“If your child sees a fossil of a fish in a rock on a hillside, can they explain that the area must have been underwater millions of years ago?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Dinosaurs & Paleontology
- Age range
- Ages 8–11
Standards
ngss-k5:3-LS4-1uk-nc-2013:Y6.Sci.EI.1