Teacher: Kristen Little
Standard(s)
Subject/Class: Science
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
S3E2. Students will
investigate fossils
as evidence of
organisms that lived
long ago.
a. Investigate fossils
by observing
authentic fossils or
models of fossils or
view information
resources about
fossils as evidence
of organisms that
lived long ago.
b. Describe how a
fossil is formed.
S3E2. Students will
investigate fossils
as evidence of
organisms that lived
long ago.
a. Investigate fossils
by observing
authentic fossils or
models of fossils or
view information
resources about
fossils as evidence
of organisms that
lived long ago.
b. Describe how a
fossil is formed.
S3E2. Students will
investigate fossils
as evidence of
organisms that lived
long ago.
a. Investigate fossils
by observing
authentic fossils or
models of fossils or
view information
resources about
fossils as evidence
of organisms that
lived long ago.
b. Describe how a
fossil is formed.
S3E2. Students will
investigate fossils
as evidence of
organisms that lived
long ago.
a. Investigate fossils
by observing
authentic fossils or
models of fossils or
view information
resources about
fossils as evidence
of organisms that
lived long ago.
b. Describe how a
fossil is formed.
S3E2. Students will
investigate fossils
as evidence of
organisms that lived
long ago.
a. Investigate fossils
by observing
authentic fossils or
models of fossils or
view information
resources about
fossils as evidence
of organisms that
lived long ago.
b. Describe how a
fossil is formed.
How do
paleontologist
describe fossils?
Why is it important
to study organisms
of the past?
Essential Question/ Why are fossils
Learning Goal
important to find?
Activating Strategy: Explain and
Lesson Opener,
Warm-up, Hook
Week Of: October 26th-30th
motivate the
students about the
fossil research
project.
How are fossils
How are fossils
evidence of
formed?
organisms that lived
long ago?
Think-Pair-Share
Describe to a
Add pictures to the
How are fossils
neighbor how fossils presentation.
evidence of
are formed.
organisms that lived
long ago?
Practice presenting
projects.
Teaching
Strategies:
Procedures,
Technology,
Performance Tasks
Students will
Students will
conduct a fossil
continue the fossil
research project.
research project.
Teacher will select
partners based on
needs. Students will
use several links on
my online
classroom to help
expand their
knowledge about
fossils. Students will
research and create
a Keynote
presentation over
their findings. The
following questions
must be answered
in the Keynote
presentation (rubric
will be provided).
What is a fossil?
How are fossils
formed?
What are the
different types of
fossils?
Why are fossils
important to find?
Write about two
fossils that
paleontologist have
found.
Students will
continue the fossil
research project.
Students will
continue the fossil
research project.
Students will then
present the fossil
research project to
the class.
Students will
present the fossil
research project to
the class.
Strategies:
Closing Activity
Ticket-out-the-door
Write one fact you
learned from your
research.
Share one fact with
another group that
you discovered
today.
Evaluate your
checklist...what do
we have left to do?
Practice presenting
projects.
Summarize learned
material this week.
Assessment/
Evaluation
Research from
fossil project.
Research from
fossil project.
Research from
fossil project.
Presentation of
fossil project.
Presentation of
fossil project.
Materials Needed
iPads
iPads
iPads
iPads, SmartBoard
iPads, SmartBoard
Summarizing