Module: Fossil Record
DCI: LS4.A (A) The collection of fossils and their placement in
chronological order (e.g., through the location of the sedimentary layers in
which they are found or through radioactive dating) is known as the fossil
record. It documents the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of many
life forms throughout the history of life on Earth.
Connections to Nature of Science: Scientific Knowledge is Based on
Empirical Evidence: Science knowledge is based upon logical and conceptual
connections between evidence and explanations.
PE: MS-LS4-1 Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil
record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life
forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural
laws operate today as in the past.
[Clarification
Statement: Emphasis is on finding patterns of changes in the level of
complexity of anatomical structures in organisms and the chronological order of
fossil appearance in the rock layers.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does
not include the names of individual species or geological eras in the fossil
record.]
The ideas in this standard are:
- the collection of fossils and their placement in chronological order is known as the fossil record.
- The fossil record documents the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of many life forms throughout the history of life on Earth.
So it seems that kids need to analyze and interpret data from the fossil record to find examples of instances of change in the living things on Earth. They can support these changes by relating the variety of life in different layers of rock to each other.
CJ will have to draw some pictures.
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