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Title: FOSSILS Grade Level: 5 (to 8?) Setting: - LAB Pre- or Post-visit: Time Needed: 2 WEEKS 1. W hat factors cause an organism to evolve through time ? 2. How have these factors affected the population of these organisms over time? 3. How does the environment contribute to these changes ? 4. What was life like for this organism while it was living ? 5. What was the ecosystem like at that time compared to today. 6. What interaction with predators or changes in the ecosystem would cause the organism to evolve.
 * Author(s):** SALLY CHAPLIN BARBARA HART
 * Focus Concept/Skill:** ORGANISMS CHANGE (EVOLVE) THROUGH TIME
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Learning Objectives/Goals:** 1. To explain how the environment contributed to the changes in the organisms. 2. To identify the factors that cause the animals to evolve. 3. To construct a timeline. 4 To compare and contrast the ecosystems past and present. 5. To explain interaction between prey and predator over a long period of time to ensure survival.

Relevant Standards: MLR

Prior Knowledge Needed: 1. Change is inevitable 2. Materials Needed a. sediment with fossils b. Assessment Ideas**:** Extension Ideas**:** Resources:
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