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  1. Activity 1: Cats and their Coats
  2. Activity 2: Kingdoms of the Environment
  3. Activity 3: Defining Gravity
  4. Activity 4: 3...2...1...Puff!!
  5. Activity 5: How Light Waves Travel
  6. Activity 6: Energy Resources
  7. Activity 7: Earth's Water: A Drop in your Cup
  8. Activity 8: All About Erosion
  9. Activity 9: What Shapes Our Land? Exploring Weathering and Erosion!
  10. Activity 10: How are Mountains Formed
  11. Activity 11: What Do Rocks Tell Us About Earth’s History
  12. Activity 12: Carbon Footprints
  13. Activity 13: Marshmallow Molecules

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Whitworth University Science Methods Activity 11: What Do Rocks Tell Us About Earth’s History
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Activity 11: What Do Rocks Tell Us About Earth’s History

Have you ever wondered how fossils and rock layers work together to tell us about past organisms? In this lesson we will learn how we can use rock layers to help us identity index fossils. You will also learn the 3 criteria needed for a fossil to be an index fossil!

Activity #1.
Found in the PDF below.
Students will use the criteria for what makes a fossil an index fossil and identify which of the fossils shown are index fossils.

“What

Activity #2. https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/layers-of-time2
Students will play a game and be able to order the rock layers according to the fossils. The fossils are their context clues to help them sort them correctly. Some fossils may be index fossils while others are not. There are 3 game levels. Each level is more complex and has fewer context clues. Have fun being a paleontologist.