Students will be able to define what paleontology is and what a paleontologist does. They will also be able to list the steps paleontologists take when digging for fossils using appropriate tools and methods. Lastly, students will learn how to piece “fossils” back together and develop theories of the “fossils” history.
Recommended level: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
1. What Is Paleontology?
2. Digging for Fossils: Tools and Methods
3. Piecing Together the Past