Science: Fossils
Third Grade
Week Of September 23, 2013
Focused Standard/Element (s)
Monday
11/3/14
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.
Tuesday
11/4/14
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.
Wednesday
11/5/14
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.
WIDA Standard
Standard 4 ELL communicate
information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in
the area of science.
Standard 4 ELL communicate
information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in
the area of science.
Standard 4 ELL communicate
information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in
the area of science.
Essential Question
How does soil differ?
Review the types of rocks, minerals,
and soil.
What is a fossil?
If you choose to, start the gummy
bear fossil activity today. It takes
three days to run its course.
Watch Fossils on Brainpop, Jr.
How do fossils form?
Review KWL chart and discuss.
Activating Strategy
Teaching
Opening
Work-Time Activities
Smartboard Lesson on Fossils 2
Choices:
1.
1. Give the students a copy of
the KWL chart. Have them
fill it out, cut it out, and
glue it into their
““interactive science
notebook”. See note on
next page. Have them
write on the K and W. Make
a KWL chart on fossils.
2. Use Socrative and ask the
Use the Differentiated Lexile
stories on fossils. Have the
children read the one nearest to
their reading ability. The students
can do this in groups or
individually.
Pages C20-C23 in old science
book have some great information
you can share with your students.
Review illustrations on C20-C21.
Discuss what process is taking
place. (decomposition)
Make fossil flip books on the 4
steps. Students should illustrate
each process in the cycle and
describe what is taking place.
Science: Fossils
Third Grade
question What is a fossil?
Have children respond to
this question.
Small group with teacher.
Small group with teacher.
Small group with teacher.
Discuss the lesson and have
students summarize what they
learned.
Discuss the lesson and have
students summarize what they
learned.
Review flipbooks.
Thursday
9/26/13
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.
Friday
9/27/13
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.
Standard 4 ELL communicate
information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in
the area of science.
Where are fossils most likely to be
found?
Add to KWL chart.
Differentiation Offered
Summarizing
Closure Activity
Focused Standard/Element (s)
WIDA Standard
Standard 4 ELL communicate
information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in
the area of science.
Essential Question
What can we learn from fossils
that are discovered?
Activating Strategy
Review KWL chart.
Teaching
Opening
Discuss mold, cast, and imprint
fossils.
There is an interactive vocabulary
strip to use with mold, cast, and
Discuss what has been learned
about fossils.
Additional Notes
Interactive Notebook:
Have the students
make a notebook by
stapling papers
together or just have
them glue things down
on construction paper.
They will need to save
these so they can study
for their test.
Science: Fossils
Work-Time Activities
Third Grade
imprint.
3 Choices: Performance task:
1. Students will demonstrate
ability to make a mold fossil
with clay and sea shells, etc.
2. Make a flipbook with mold,
cast, and imprint fossil.
Smartboard lesson on fossils
including some information and
interactive activities. Have the
students make a popplet on what
they have learned so far on fossils.
Have them email it to you using
export for you to give a grade.
Work in small group with teacher.
Work in small group with teacher.
Have students retell what they have
learned today.
Have students retell what they
have learned today.
Differentiation Offered
Summarizing
Closure Activity