Are dinosaurs still around today?

Possibly the most famous

Paleontologist!!!

Fossils are the remains of creatures which existed long ago.

• Can anyone tell me how they are formed?

Lets make our ownYou will need:•Plaster of Paris•Two yoghurt pots•Lolly stick•Shell•Plasticine

Classwork 3rd April 2009

Lesson Outcomes• describe several ways fossils form

• explain how we can tell the age of a fossil

• explain what we can learn from fossils

Evidence For Evolution

Fossilization

You each have some information with evidence for evolution1. Read your information carefully

2. Find other people with that information

3. Now return to your group and teach each other your information use the blank paper to help you describe what you are trying to say

4. Your group is to now prepare a presentation.

10 mins

If you need morehelp you may find

pg 214 -215 BiologyTextbook - helpful

15 mins

Frozen baby Mammoth found in 20074.8 million to 4,500 years ago

Insect trapped in amber, resin from tree sap. The DNA is often preserved

Giant sea Turtle replica found in South Dakota. Original fossils in the Austrian

natural history museum

Plenary

1. Name three examples of how fossils are formed

2. What can we learn from fossils

3. How can we tell the age of a fossil

Classwork 3rd April 2009

Lesson Outcomes• describe several ways fossils form

• explain how we can tell the age of a fossil

• explain what we can learn from fossils

Evidence For Evolution