Alignment to Standards for MT
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | S4.3.gr2.A. | Recognize that there are a variety of fossil types |
| 2 | S4.3.gr2.B. | Recognize that some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on earth have completely disappeared |
| 2 | S4.3.gr2.C. | Define a fossil as physical evidence of past life. fossil, plant, animal, evidence, extinct |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4. | Investigate fossils and make inferences about life, the plants, animals, and the environment at that time |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4.A. | Define a fossil as physical evidence of past life |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4.B. | Identify body fossils as those that contain plant and animal remains |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4.C. | Identify trace fossils as those that record an impression of past life |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4.D. | Explain how body and trace fossils are formed |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4.E. | Compare a fossil to a plant/animal living today |
| 4 | S4.3.gr.4.F. | Infer what fossils tell us about past life and the environment. |
