Fossils (5.7D)

The student is expected to identify fossils as evidence of past living organisms and the nature of the environments at the time using models.

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Vocabulary:

Fossil: Preserved parts or traces of animals and plants that lived in the past

Model: A limited representation of something that can help us understand its structure or how it works.

Sediment: Small pieces of rock

Decay: To rot and break down into small parts

Imprint: A mark or depression made by pressure

Weathering: The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water or ice

Evidence: A sign or proof
 

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