Identifying Index Fossils to Date Rock Layers Reading Worksheet | Middle School Earth Science | Grades 6–8
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Identifying Index Fossils to Date Rock Layers Reading Worksheet | Middle School Earth Science | Grades 6–8
Identifying Index Fossils to Date Rock Layers Reading Worksheet is a reading passage with comprehension questions for Middle School Earth Science (grades 6–8) on Identifying Index Fossils to Date Rock Layers.
- What's inside: Identifying Index Fossils to Date Rock Layers (editable .docx + PDF, about 1,346 words, 7 pages); answer key / model answers for the teacher.
- Resource type: Reading Worksheet. Format: editable Microsoft Word file plus a ready-to-print PDF.
Classroom use: Assign as a reading for class or homework, then discuss the questions. Built for Middle School Earth Science, grades 6–8.
Sample question“1. What are fossils and how do geologists use them in relative dating?”
Standards
NGSS Middle School Earth & Space Science (MS-ESS) disciplinary core ideas and the science practices of analyzing data and constructing explanations.
Opening the files
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At a glance
- Resource type
- Reading Worksheet
- Grade
- 6–8
- Course
- Middle School Earth Science
- Delivery
- Digital download