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Ms. Rose and the Fossil Record!

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COMBINED RATING

3.8 Stars

TEACHERS (71)

4.2

STUDENTS (20764)

3.4

LENGTH

12 Minutes

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CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

This time Ms. Rose is the curator of the museum, and she is reviewing information about the fossil record. You will play various mini-games to learn more about the fossil record, and help put back together Rexxy, the museum's resident dinosaur. Before you play each mini-game, Ms. Rose teaches you about a specific part of the fossil record. Collect all the bones by completing all the mini-games.

Vocabulary Words

fossil record

fossils

organisms

relative age dating

index fossil

stratigraphy

law of superposition

law of lateral continuity

law of original horizontality

erosion

deposition

cross-cutting

Earthquake

unconformity

metamorphism

prokaryote

absolute dating

radioactive isotope

radioactive decay

mineralization

carbonization

trace fossils

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Fossil Record. Suitable for Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6.

Main Concepts

Trace fossils are tracks or markings of movements left by organisms.

The fossil record is the collection of all fossils ever discovered and their placement in chronological order.

Scientists can use fossils to compare existing or extinct organisms to one another to determine evolutionary history and lineage.

On rare occasions, a fossil is produced from the original material of an organsim when the remains of the organism are preserved.

Mold fossils can be produced when sediments harden around the remains of an organism, creating a mold of its form.

Mineralization is a process of fossil formation in which mineral deposits enter small spaces in an organism's remains and form a cast of it.

Fossils can be formed from hard organic materials or soft tissues.

Fossils are most often found in sedimentary rock layers.

Carbonization is a process of fossil formation in which a dead organism is compressed over time, leaving a carbon residue of their remains.

A cast fossil is produced when a mold fossil fills with sediment and hardens.

The fossil record documents the existence and change of many life forms on Earth throughout history.

Relative age dating determines whether sedimentary rocks are older or younger relative to other layers.

Fossils are physical evidence for formerly living things.

Absolute age dating determines the precise age or timespan of sedimentary rock.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

In what ways could the fossil record help scientists understand the history of the Earth? In this game you will learn about how fossils are created. What sort of factors do you think affect whether or not an organism becomes fossilized? What are some ways you think scientists could determine the age of fossils found in the Earth? How accurate do you think your methods would be?

After the Game

Explain the difference between relative dating and radiometric dating. Which one do you think is more accurate? Why is it more accurate? Looking at a cross-section of the layers of a piece of land, do things tend to get older or younger the deeper you go? What law explains this phenomena? After reviewing how organisms are fossilized, explain the process by which a dinosaur fossil could be formed.

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