Fossils & Palaeontologists
Science · Dinosaurs & Paleontology · conceptual
Understand that fossils are the remains of ancient living things preserved in rock, and that scientists called palaeontologists study fossils to learn about dinosaurs
What mastery looks like
- Describe a fossil as the remains of a living thing preserved in rock
- Name the job of a palaeontologist as someone who studies fossils
- Identify examples of fossils: bones, teeth, footprints in rock
Check your understanding
If Fossils & Palaeontologists found a fossil-shaped rock on a beach or at a museum, could they explain what a fossil is and who studies them?
Prerequisites
Required first