Objectives
- Students will analyze fossil characteristics to determine relative dating of fossil samples.
- Students will interpret patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth.
Vocabulary
- fossil
- fossil record
- evolution
- extinction
- relative dating
- radioactive dating
- fossilization
About the Lesson
In this lesson, students will analyze fossil characteristics and similarities between organisms to determine relative dating of fossils.
As a result, students will:
- Describe how the chronological order of fossilized organisms can provide evidence for evolution.
- Identify the similarities between organisms to determine relative dating of fossils.
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