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Fossil Explorers
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COMBINED RATING
3.2 Stars
TEACHERS (3)
3.0
STUDENTS (1027)
3.4
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
6
7
8
CAPABILITIES
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
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Description
Become the best paleontologist in this exciting adventure! Dig up hidden fossils, analyze them carefully, and discover the secrets left behind by the dinosaurs. Explore, learn, and solve the mysteries of these legendary creatures. Enjoy 4 unique mini-games! Use tools to dig up fossils, discover which dinosaur they belong to in the lab, investigate their era with relative dating, and determine their exact age with absolute dating.
Vocabulary Words
fossils
dinosaurs
rock strata
relative dating
epoch
absolute dating
excavate
carbon-14
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Fossil Record. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.
Main Concepts
The principle of superposition states that younger layers of rock form on top of older layers.
Rock strata are layers of sedimentary and volcanic rock that have been deposited on top of each other on Earth's surface.
Geologists can determine the relative age of sedimentary rock by the fossils existing in that rock.
Absolute age dating determines the precise age or timespan of sedimentary rock.
Relative age dating determines whether sedimentary rocks are older or younger relative to other layers.
Fossils are physical evidence for formerly living things.
Rock strata and fossils provide evidence for relative, not absolute, dating of rocks and/or events.
The fossil record documents the existence and change of many life forms on Earth throughout history.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
What is a fossil? Where are most fossils found? Why do scientists study fossils?
After the Game
How can fossils teach us about organisms of the past? How can scientists tell the age of fossils?
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Game Details
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Lexile Level
505
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