Alignment to Standards for UT
| Grade | Number | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | SC-4.IV | Students will understand how fossils are formed, where they may be found in Utah, and how they can be used to make inferences. |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.1 | Describe Utah fossils and explain how they were formed. |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.1a. | Identify features of fossils that can be used to compare them to living organisms that are familiar (e.g., shape, size and structure of skeleton, patterns of leaves). |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.1b. | Describe three ways fossils are formed in sedimentary rock (i.e., preserved organisms, mineral replacement of organisms, impressions or tracks). |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.1c. | Research locations where fossils are found in Utah and construct a simple fossil map. |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.2 | Explain how fossils can be used to make inferences about past life, climate, geology, and environments. |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.2a. | Explain why fossils are usually found in sedimentary rock. |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.2b. | Based on the fossils found in various locations, infer how Utah environments have changed over time (e.g., trilobite fossils indicate that Millard County was once covered by a large shallow ocean; dinosaur fossils and coal indicate that Emery and Uintah C |
| 4 | SC-4.IV.2d. | Formulate questions that can be answered using information gathered on the extinction of dinosaurs |
| 4 | SS-4.I.2f. | Explain how archaeology informs about the past (e.g. artifacts, ruins, excavations). |
