Create a tour of your index fossil. You can choose to present the information as a slide show, brochure, web site, picture book, or any other creative format of your choice. Consult your instructor for other ideas.
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Description
Procedures:
- Use the fossil reference chart in the lesson to select an index fossil.
(Do not select paradoxides pinus; this index fossil was selected for the student example provided in the lesson.)
- Research the following details about your index fossil:
· list its physical characteristics
· describe any known or theorized behavioral characteristics
· identify the period of time in which it first appears
· describe its biological evolution and phylogeny
· describe location/s where this index fossil has been found
· describe any related organisms alive today and their similarities to your index fossil
· describe any common ancestors and their similarities to your index fossil
· at least three images (index fossil, related organisms, or common ancestors)
- Create a tour of your index fossil. You can choose to present the information as a slide show, brochure, web site, picture book, or any other creative format of your choice. Consult your instructor for other ideas.
- Include a minimum of six discussion points, or “stops,” on your tour.
- Cite your references for the information used in the tour.
- Write a summary paragraph to answer the reflection questions at the end of your tour.
Reflection Questions
- Explain how biological evolution is supported by the fossil record.
- Why is natural selection a mechanism for biological change?
- How does chemical evolution explain the origin of life on Earth?
- Explain why scientific theories, such as biological and chemical evolution, represent the strongest explanation of the changes observed in the fossil record.
- How can scientific theories on evolution and the fossil record change over time?
select index fossil in attachment and complete assignment on other attachment
