Standard IV
Standard: Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences.
Describe Utah fossils and explain how they were formed.
Explain how fossils can be used to make inferences about past life, climate, geology, and environments.
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- TRB 4:4 - Investigation 1 - Identify & Compare Fossils
TRB 4:4 - Investigation 2 -Simulating Fossil Formations
TRB 4:4 - Investigation 3 - Examining Your Fossil
TRB 4:4 - Investigation 4 - Dinosaurs Tracks
TRB 4:4 - Investigation 6 - Dinosaur Extinction- Assessment - PDF
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Earth materials include rocks, soils, water, and gases. Rock is composed of minerals. Earth materials change over time from one form to another. These changes require energy. Erosion is the movement of materials and weathering is the breakage of bedrock and larger rocks into smaller rocks and soil materials. Soil is continually being formed from weathered rock and plant remains. Soil contains many living organisms. Plants generally get water and minerals from soil.