Name: ___________________________________________________
Week of: December 8th
Third graders should read at least 80 minutes a week. Please complete one section of this reading
log daily. We understand that the assignments below may not take the entire 20 minutes, so
please be sure your child is reading something else to meet the required 20 minutes a night.
Thank you for your support. -Third Grade Teachers
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I read with ____________
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Minutes Read:
In your Science book, read pages 114-115. Answer the following:
fossil:_______________________________________________________
trace fossils: _________________________________________________
mold:________________________________________________________
cast:____________________________________________________
Why are plant fossils not as common as animal fossils? ______________________________
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What are the three kinds of fossils? ___________________________________________
Date __________
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I read with ____________
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Minutes Read:
In your Science book, read page 116-117.
What type of rock do fossils form best in? ________________________________
Why are fossils not commonly found in metamorphic and igneous
rocks?_____________________________________________________________
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Minutes Read:
Date __________
I read with ____________
I read by myself
In your Science book, read pages 118-119. Answer the following questions:
What do fossils of teeth tell scientists? ________________________
How do scientists tell how old a fossil is? ______________________________
What region of Georgia has the oldest fossils? __________________________
Date __________
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I read with ____________
In your Science book, read pages 128-131. Answer the following questions.
How did the text on pg. 128 describe the Tyrannosaurus rex?
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How are footprint fossils different from bone fossils? _____________________________
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Why are plant fossils not as common as animal fossils?
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How are fossil plants like fossil animals?
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Total Minutes:
Parent Signature ____________________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________________