Description

Fossils Activities & Reading Passages for Google Classroom

Fossils Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:

• Reading passages
• Drag-&-drop: match the answers to the questions (what are fossils, why are fossils important)
• Drag-&-drop: match the description to the fossil sequencing images
• Short answer: use a diagram to answer questions about what era we find each fossil in
• Short answer: look at each fossil image and make an inference about the organism
• Short answer: read the description and write what paleontologists might infer from the discovery
• Web search: use a given website to answer questions about fossils

Why Teachers Love these Fossils Activities:

• No Prep: Ready-to-assign on Google Classroom™ or platforms like Canvas or Schoology.
• Engaging & Interactive: Includes drag-and-drop tasks, image searches, and short-answer prompts.
• Flexible Use: Perfect for independent practice, science centers, or early finishers.
• Real-World Connections: Helps students apply fossil knowledge to practical scenarios.

Ideal For:

• Introducing Fossil Concepts: Simplifies teaching fossil types, formation, and significance.
• Independent Work: Students complete interactive activities at their own pace.
• Science Centers: Digital, hands-on tasks make learning about fossils engaging.
• Early Finishers: Keeps learners busy with meaningful, self-checking tasks.
• Sub Plans: Stress-free, ready-to-go activities for substitute days.
• Assessment Prep: Reinforces fossil knowledge for quizzes and tests.

Standards Covered

• Earth and Space Systems VA SOL 5.8 The student will investigate and understand that Earth constantly changes. Key ideas include a) Earth’s internal energy causes movement of material within the Earth; b) plate tectonics describe movement of the crust; c) the rock cycle models the transformation of rocks; d) processes such as weathering, erosion, and deposition change the surface of the Earth; and e) fossils and geologic patterns provide evidence of Earth’s change.