Format
1) Introduction of the program
2) Fossil definition
3) Petrification discussion
4) Group site digs
5) Gathering of evidence to make claim about the early environments of South Carolina
Objectives
Students will understand:
1) How gathering fossil evidence can provide insight into what environments were like long ago
2) Fossil evidence suggests that parts of South Carolina were once covered by ocean.
3) Identifying organisms that once lived provides evidence of characteristics of early environments and habitats.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
South Carolina Standards
3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the effectiveness of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and affects organisms living there.
State Standards
Next Generation Science Standards:
3-LS4-1 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago.
3-LS4-4. Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.