 Brachiopoda |
 Trilobite |
 Cystoid |
Cephalopod |
Fossil
Hunter's Research Notes
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CENTER 1: Fossils http://www.rom.on.ca/quiz/fossil/ Click on the first picture.
1.
What is a
fossil?__________________________________________________________
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2.
What is a
paleontologist?__________________________________________________
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3.
In what kind of rock are
fossils usually preserved?____________________________
4.
Describe how fossils are formed.
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CENTER 2: Getting into the fossil record (click on
Level 1 and on any red words) http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/education/explorations/tours/fossil/
5. Define
the following types of fossils:
Body fossil
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Trace fossil
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Molds
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Casts
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Mineralization
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Imprints
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6. Besides being buried in
sediments, list 3 substances an organism can get trapped in.
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7. After
a fossil is formed, list three ways it can be destroyed.
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CENTER 3: Brain Pop Fossil movie http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/science/brainpop/movie?id=fossils
After viewing the movie take the quiz. How many did
you get right? _____________
CENTER 4: Tour the fossil Collection http://www.priweb.org/collections/collections_cabinet.html
View some of the fossils.
NEW YORK Paleontology http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~kwilson/home.htm
View the rock formations and the fossils found there.
CENTER 5: Fossils of the Ithaca area http://www.priweb.org/ed/finger_lakes/nystate_geo6.html
Draw the following pictures of fossils:
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Brachiopoda |
Trilobite |
Cystoid |
Cephalopod |
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CENTER
7: Fossil Dig
Put
on the goggles, pick up a hammer and a chisel, and start to carefully excavate
some of the dinosaurs. This is an example of what kind of a fossil?
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CENTER
8: Making fossils
Try to make a replica of a fossil by using the shells (brachiopods), bones and
fern leaves. Take one object and press it into the clay. Remove the object. This
is an example of what kind of a fossil?
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CENTER
9: Examine fossils and rocks students thought were fossils. Describe the
difference between the fossils and rocks they thought were fossils.
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CENTER
10: Link’s Fossil Page http://www.ccsd.edu/link/LMS/link_fossils.htm
Read
where all of the children have found the fossils on our playground.
Where
should you look to find fossils at link?________________________________________
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CENTER
11: Link’s Playground
Go to the sites you determine would be good for finding fossils and examine the
rocks in that area. Bring them back to the classroom for all to examine.