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8.LS4.1 - Fossils and Fossil Record: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change in life forms throughout Earth’s history.
8.LS4.1 - Fossils and Fossil Record: Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change in life forms throughout Earth’s history.
The Student will be able to:
The Student will be able to:
- Identify different examples of Fossils
- Explain the factors that impact fossilization
- Describe the process of fossilization
- Describe the information that can be learned from a fossil
- Explain how fossils support the theory of evolution
- When given examples, identify the difference between relative and absolute age
- Explain the uses of absolute and relative dating
- Provide examples of what typically becomes a fossil
- Explain how the geologic history of Earth is classified
- Describe the impact of Mass Extinctions
8.LS4.2 - Evidence for Common Ancestry: Construct an explanation addressing the similarities and differences of the anatomical structures and genetic information between extinct and extant organisms using evidence of common ancestry and patterns between taxa.
8.LS4.2 - Evidence for Common Ancestry: Construct an explanation addressing the similarities and differences of the anatomical structures and genetic information between extinct and extant organisms using evidence of common ancestry and patterns between taxa.
The Student will be able to:
The Student will be able to:
- Describe lines of Evidence that support Common Ancestry
- Explain how comparative embryology supports Common Ancestry
- Explain how cladograms are used to identify relatedness between organisms
Lesson 1: What Are Fossils and How do they form?
Lesson 1: What Are Fossils and How do they form?
Chapter VII Fossils Terms and Definitions
Lesson 2: Fossils and Age Dating
Lesson 2: Fossils and Age Dating
Lesson 3: Geologic Timescale
Lesson 3: Geologic Timescale
Lesson 4: Evolution and Evidence for Common Ancestry
Lesson 4: Evolution and Evidence for Common Ancestry
Ch. VII Common Ancestry Terms & Definitions
Lesson 5: Comparative Anatomy and Embryology
Lesson 5: Comparative Anatomy and Embryology
Lesson 6: Cladograms
Lesson 6: Cladograms
Chapter VII Labs
Chapter VII Labs
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