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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Landforms, Rocks & Minerals: Fossils

For Students 2nd - 8th
Watch a slideshow featuring the makeup and value of fossils and take a quiz on the facts.
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Sedimentary Rocks and Fossil Fuels

For Students 4th - 6th
Learn about the rock cycle, sedimentary rocks, and fossil fuels in this tutorial.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
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Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Start at the Center

For Students 3rd - 8th
Consider the processes the rocks on the surface of the earth have gone through.
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Website
Other

One Geology Kids: Fossils

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about fossils in this colorful and easy to read site. Aimed at elementary age students, find out how fossils were formed, the different kinds and sizes, where located, their importance, and more.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Building the Grand Canyon

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The Grand Canyon is an excellent model for learning about Earth's rock formations. Students will look at fossils and the differences in layers to understand how the Earth changed over time. Resources included are detailed instructions...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Fun With Fossils

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine several fossil samples as they analyze different ways these fossils formed using both real samples and an interactive web page.
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Lesson Plan
The Wonder of Science

The Wonder of Science: 4 Ess1 1: Evidence From Rock Layers

For Teachers 4th
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 4-ESS1-1: evidence from rock layers.
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Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Learning Lab: Fossils: Footprints Across Time

For Students 9th - 10th
Smithsonian Education presents "Fossils: Footprints Across Time." Teachers can download this teaching package that introduces students to the study of fossils. Students will discover what fossils can teach us about the Earth as it was...