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The Fossils in the Classroom teaching kit includes a collection of fossils and supporting lesson plans that allow teachers and students hands-on experience in Paleontology. The activities are structured as classroom investigations, each with a unique theme that utilizes different fossil and cast material from the kit.

Evidence Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Use evidence to develop a scientific explanation for:
  • What fossils tell us about a prehistoric environment
  • What conclusions can be drawn from similarities between fossil evidence and living organisms
• Analyze and interpret data to generate evidence about the prehistoric environment.
• Evaluate whether reasoning and conclusions about given fossils are supported by evidence

Fossil Laboratory Investigations

• Investigation 1: How Fossils Form  
• Investigation 2​: Using Fossils to Date the Rocks  
• Investigation 3​: Fossil Trackways  
• Investigation 4​: Fossil Leaves and Climate Change  
• Investigation 5: Fossil Teeth