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Laws of Stratigraphy

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Science Over Everything

Subject Science — Earth and Space Science

Grade Level Grades 6-8

Resource Type Activity

Standards Alignment

Next Generation Science Standards

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About This Lesson

Students learn how trilobites lived for 270 million years in nearly every type of marine habitat and why they can teach us about ancient Earth. Comes with an article guide for reading comprehension and a lab to learn relative dating techniques.

Lesson Plan for Middle School

Resources

Files

Trilobites Article Guide.pdf

Activity

February 13, 2020

102.6 KB

Lab_Relative_Dating_and_Laws_of_Stratigraphy.pdf

Activity

February 13, 2020

103.9 KB

External resources

Tales from the Trilobites – What ancient crustaceans can tel...

Website

Videos

60 Seconds with a Scientist - Brenda Hunda, paleontologist

Standards

MS-LS4-1

Analyze and interpret data for patterns in the fossil record that document the existence, diversity, extinction, and change of life forms throughout the history of life on Earth under the assumption that natural laws operate today as in the past.

MS-ESS2-3

Analyze and interpret data on the distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes, and seafloor structures to provide evidence of the past plate motions.