The students will develop an understanding of climate change based on the fossil and soil records found at the Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument. The students will better understand how climate change affected the environment in the past based on data found at the Tule Spring site. This will help the student better understand climate change in the future.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Fossils and Climate Change at Tule Springs
2. Ecosystems Under Pressure: Evidence and Argument