Geologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little bit wacke. The fifth chapter of seven includes ten activities at four different levels. The hands-on activities cover fossils including how they are formed, vertebrates, invertebrates, paleobotany, mollusks, vascular plants, and non-vascular plants. The material also includes classification, ancient landscapes, and a historical study of climate.

Concepts

fossil formation, paleontology, botany, invertebrates, vertebrates, mollusks, scientific classification, vascular plants, landscapes, climates

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• A field trip to a natural history museum would be helpful
• Invite a paleobotanist to speak to your class if possible

Classroom Considerations

• Some activities reference activities from previous chapters in the series
• Be aware of any allergies to foods, dyes, or latex

Pros

• All lessons include objectives for the activity and the student
• Contains teacher notes throughout
• Dialogue for critical thinking is formatted into share, process, generalize, apply, and going further
• Includes answer keys
• Clearly labels all diagrams throughout the lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3