I Can Statements | Academic Vocabulary |
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I can determine how fossils are formed to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived.
I can determine how fossils are discovered to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived. I can determine how fossils are layered to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived. I can determine how fossils are used to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived. |
Fossil |
Cross Cutting Concepts |
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Structure and Function *Different materials have different substructures, which can sometimes be observed. Patterns Scale, Proportional, and Quantity |
Science and Engineering Process Standards |
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SEPS 1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems
SEPS 3: Planning and Carrying Out Investigations SEPS 7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence |
Looking Back | Looking Ahead |
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Observe a variety of soil samples and describe in words and pictures the soil properties in terms of color, particle size and shape, texture, and recognizable living and nonliving items. (1.ESS.3) | Construct a model or scale drawing (digitally or on paper), based on evidence from rock strata and fossil records, for how the geologic time scale is used to organize Earth’s 4.6 billion-year-old history. (7.ESS.2) |