Assignment: 6th Grade - Fossil Record

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4 activities: 3 games, 1 assessment

59 min

Activity 1: Assessment. Estimated duration: 15 min

Assessment with 15 questions from Fossil Record.

15 questions assessment

Activity 2: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 15 min

Adrian's Fossil Collection

Adrian is a mole, who likes to explore and loves to learn. He is very curious about fossils and how to find them. This is why he works in a mine where he can explore and collect rocks, shells, bone, impressions, molds and tracks.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (12) 4.3 stars.

Student Ratings (1107) 3.0 stars.

Activity 3: Instructional Game. Estimated duration: 5 min

Super Fossil Finder

Excavate a dig site to uncover ancient fossils and then place them on a timeline using relative dating techniques! Check your answers at the end using radiocarbon dating. Learn about relative dating techniques, the different time periods and the kinds of creatures that evolved during them!

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (42) 3.4 stars.

Student Ratings (7077) 3.5 stars.

Activity 4: Question Game. Estimated duration: 24 min

Layered History - Through rocks and time

You will be challenged to test your knowledge of geological time periods and the species that lived in them. You will play a variety of mini-games to unlock different layers of rock strata, where each game discusses a concept of geologic time. The mini-games range from skeleton puzzles, rock strata dating, memory, and placing fossils into their environment.

Ratings

Teacher Ratings (52) 4.1 stars.

Student Ratings (4277) 3.6 stars.