7th Grade Science Guide

7.5: Changes in Species 3 Dimensions & Progressions

Unit 6

inference about why it might be found there.

Activity: Stories from the Fossil Record

Objective

Overview

Materials

● that document different life forms throughout Earth’s history.

● Students look for

● Lesson Plan

patterns, analyze and interpret data and construct explanations about fossil evidence over time.

Activity: Clues from Fossils Reading

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can analyze and

● Explore how scientists collect fossils and discover evidence of chronology of species’ evolution through rock layers.

● Reading

interpret data about patterns found in the fossil record that document different life forms throughout Earth's history.

Activity: What Happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry?

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can analyze and

● Students will work in

● Lesson Plan

interpret data about patterns found in the fossil record that document different life forms throughout Earth's history.

teams of 3-4 to analyze data and construct an evidence based hypothesis about what happened at the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry.

Activity: Evolutionary Trees

Objective

Overview

Materials

● I can analyze and

● Students will place imaginary fossils in

● Lesson Plan

interpret data about

Made with FlippingBook - Online Brochure Maker