6.1: Overview and Purpose
Overview and Purpose
This lab is intended to provide a hands-on learning experience about the science of paleontology and the process of fossilization. Through examining and analyzing actual fossils, students will gain an understanding of how fossils are formed and the significance of these remains for reconstructing the past.
Learning Outcomes
- Define what fossils are and how they provide insight into the Earth's past.
- Outline the general timeline of life on Earth.
- Describe of the timescale relationship of the Universe, the Earth, and life.
- Make observations and take measurements of fossils.
- Draw comparisons between fossils and their ages
- Understand the position of life in geologic and cosmic time.
Vobaulary
Fossil
Mummification
Geologic time
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenezoic