These activities will help you meet the NGSS life science standards related to fossils. This investigation could be skipped if you meet this standard elsewhere. The lessons help students understand geological time, how we learn about the past using different types of evidence, and how the biomes of the region have changed over time.

• Investigation 2: Materials List
• I2 1, Introduction to Learning about the Past, Lesson Plan
  • 1, Images to Support Learning, Student Handouts
• I2 2 Fossil Investigation, Lesson Plan
  • 2, Fossil Investigation, Student Handouts