Fossils
Fossils are the ancient remains of living things preserved in rocks. They are usually formed from plants, bones, or shells. Scientists who study fossils are called paleontologists. Fossils show paleontologists what life was like on Earth when the animal or plant died. Which plants or animals do you know about from fossils?
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| Page Count: | 16 |
|---|---|
| NextGen Science: | 2-ESS1-1 |
| Word Count: | 497 |
| Belongs to Set: | Fluency Level 4 Non-Fiction Set A |
| Fiction or Non-Fiction: | Non-Fiction |
| Genre: | Explanation |
| Guided Reading Level: | M |
| Reading Recovery Level: | 21 |
| Lexile Measure: | 600L |
| DRA Level: | 28 |
| Author: | John Lockyer |
| ISBN - Standard Edition | 9781877435232 |
| ISBN - US Edition | 9781877435232 |
| Artifact Tags: | Jobs, Subject-specific vocabulary, How-to, History of earth, Table of Contents/Index, Dinosaurs |
| Keywords: | found, show, young, any, together, real, wash, hard |
| Common Core State Standards: | CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 |
| CKLA: | G1-D7 |
| Core Knowledge Language Art: | G2 – Cycles in Nature, G1 – The History of the Earth |
| EL Education Alignment: | 2-2 Fossils Tell of Earth's Changes |
| TEKS: | TEKS§110.4(b)(6), TEKS§110.4(b)(8), TEKS§110.4(b)(10) |