• Massive petrified redwood stumps

    Florissant Fossil Beds

    National Monument Colorado

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Unit Three: Evolution

Topics Covered
Adaptations
Evolutionary Process
Making molds of Fossils

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Unit Three - Complete[1.1mb]

Lesson 2
Learning Tree - Adaptation Activity [579K]

Lesson 3
Evolution of Barbellus, Part A[81k]

Lesson 4
Barbellus presentations[147k]

Lesson 5
Caminalcules - A[58k]

Lesson 6
Caminalcules - B[226k]

Lesson 7
Make fossil Casts[12k]

Lesson 9
Chocolate Candy Recipe[9k]

Lesson 10
How Do Fossils Show Change? [50k]

Exam
Unit Three Exam[82k]

Did You Know?

fossil of wasp

Up to 1,500 different kinds of fossil insects have been found in the Florissant Fossil Beds making it one of the most diverse insect fossil sites in the world.