Curated OER
National Park Service: Agate Fossil Beds: Geologic Formations
This National Park Service site has information about these fossil beds in Nebraska and where the name Agate came from.
Other
Starry Skies: How Do Fossils Form?
Directions and materials needed to make a modern day fossil.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Green River Fossil Collections
Search the collection of 35,000 fossiliferous rocks found within the Green River Formation of Colorado and Utah. View some of these 50 million year old insect fossils in a linked slide show.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Types of Fossils
This particular site is part of a larger online exhibit from the Natural History Museum covering various aspects of fossils and fossil research. Here, seven types of fossils are listed and each type is given a picture representation.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Fossil Folklore
Under the expansive online exhibit from the Natural History Museum on fossils, this site examines a series of myths associated with fossils including topics on monkeys, snakes, serpents, monsters, and more.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Paleobiology: Green River Insects
Interactive photo search of the collection of 35,000 fossiliferous rocks found within the Green River Formation of Colorado and Utah.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Mud Fossils
Two part lesson allows for students to observe real fossils then make and recover their own fossils using mud.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: How Fossilization Creates Fossils
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the conditions necessary for fossilization.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: How Fossilization Creates Fossils
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the conditions necessary for fossilization.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Comparing Two Fossil Localities
During this lesson plan students go on a field trip to locate fossils. Students investigate their findings and identify them using resources from the Internet. They then videoconference to compare/contrast their hypotheses with those of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fossils: Rocking the Earth Quiz
Try this quiz about fossils and evolution.
University of California
Ucmp: Learning From the Fossil Record
Fossils provide scientists with clues about Earth's past. This site from the University of California's Museum of Paleontology is great for exploring lots of information on fossils.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Evidence of Evolutionary Transitions
Charles Darwin's theory that all living organisms are connected in some way has been confirmed through intense studies over centuries. Understand the similarities that bond all things living to the same family tree by checking out this...
Estrella Mountain Community College
Online Biology Book: Paleobiology: Fossils and Time
Find out how fossil evidence has been the major link to learning about Earth's geologic history. See several illustrated interpretations of a geologic time scale in this online biology textbook.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Studying the History of Life
This in-depth article illustrates the concept of geologic time, and helps the learner understand why fossils are rare.
Other
Utct Digi Morph: Digital Morphology the University of Texas
A dynamic archive of information on digital morphology and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of biological specimens.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Biology: Fossil Evidence of Change: Self Check Quiz
Try these five multiple-choice questions about fossil evidence of change. After submitting answers, students can review the material.
Other
Cincinnati Museum Center
This site describes the Museum of Natural History and Science in detail and provides links to other programs and exhibits offered.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Fossils
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how fossils help us understand the past.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Fossils
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Fossils are the preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms from the distant past. By studying fossils, evidence for evolution is revealed....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 12.34 Mass Extinction
Discover how mass extinctions play a part in Earth's life history.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: In Search of Human Origins, Part I: Classroom Activity
This lesson plan allows students to identify and plot the locations of important African finds in the search for early human remains.
Other
Virtual Fossil Museum: Fossils Across Geological Time and Evolution
Learn about fossils throughout geological time. Includes images of different types of fossils.
Other
Hans' Paleobotany Pages
A good site discussing the history of fossil plants, including oldest land plants and links to related topics.