Fossils as Evidence
Analyse and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of organisms and environments that existed long ago
Typical age: 8–11 years
“If your child sees a fossil of a fish in a rock on a hillside, can they explain that the area must have been underwater millions of years ago?”
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Needs first
- Fossils Reveal Ancient Environments
Enrichment knowledge of fossils revealing ancient environments supports formal analysis of fossil data
- Evolution vocabulary
Interpreting fossil data as evidence of past organisms benefits from fossil record and extinction vocabulary
- How fossils formREQUIRED
Must understand fossil formation in rocks before interpreting fossil data for evidence of past life
- Representing numbers with objects (age 8+)
Analysing fossil record data using bar charts depends on scaled bar graph construction skills from Math
- Living, Dead & Never Alive
Understanding living vs dead supports interpreting fossil evidence