Time to Reflect
Looking into the history of living things can be a puzzle. We don't have records of the past like we have of events today. Paleontologists look at fossils to help learn about ancient life. Fossils come in different forms and can be studied to look at organisms of the past. Fossils can show us the biodiversity of the past and present, species extinction, and past climates.
- Paleontology is the study of fossils.
- Fossils are evidence of organisms in the past.
- Paleontologists use the clues given to them in fossils to piece together the story of the lives of the organisms they study.
Tour Debrief
You have completed this activity if you have:
added the new terms and their meanings to your Module 5 Glossary Sheet viewed and know the different types of fossils and how they form completed the mini lab and answered the analysis questions
5.02 Fossils: The History of Life
30 points
To complete this activity:
- Go to the assessment area and find assessment 5.02 Fossils: The History of Life.
- Submit the 3 analysis questions from the fossil lab and a picture of your fossil (optional).
*Take your Travel Log with you. If you have completed everything as you should have in this activity, you will find it helpful.
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