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Are dinosaurs still around today?
Possibly the most famous
Paleontologist!!!
Fossils are the remains of creatures which existed long ago.
• Can anyone tell me how they are formed?
Lets make our ownYou will need:•Plaster of Paris•Two yoghurt pots•Lolly stick•Shell•Plasticine
Classwork 3rd April 2009
Lesson Outcomes• describe several ways fossils form
• explain how we can tell the age of a fossil
• explain what we can learn from fossils
Evidence For Evolution
Fossilization
You each have some information with evidence for evolution1. Read your information carefully
2. Find other people with that information
3. Now return to your group and teach each other your information use the blank paper to help you describe what you are trying to say
4. Your group is to now prepare a presentation.
10 mins
If you need morehelp you may find
pg 214 -215 BiologyTextbook - helpful
15 mins
Frozen baby Mammoth found in 20074.8 million to 4,500 years ago
Insect trapped in amber, resin from tree sap. The DNA is often preserved
Giant sea Turtle replica found in South Dakota. Original fossils in the Austrian
natural history museum
Plenary
1. Name three examples of how fossils are formed
2. What can we learn from fossils
3. How can we tell the age of a fossil
Classwork 3rd April 2009
Lesson Outcomes• describe several ways fossils form
• explain how we can tell the age of a fossil
• explain what we can learn from fossils
Evidence For Evolution