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__**Directions:**__ Copy and paste this assignment to your team page. Discuss the items with your partner and type in your answers on your team page.
= = =Getting Into the Fossil Record- Pre Test= __**Directions**__: Please type your answer each of the following questions in a different color. If you do not know the answer, just leave the question __blank__. You will be asked similar questions after you complete the tour so that you can see how much you have learned! 1. What is a fossil?

2. Preserved bones and tracks are two types of fossils. Describe **three** other types of fossils.

3. Which is most likely to fossilize: a clam or a jellyfish? Explain why in your answer.

4. Why is a quick burial helpful in the fossilization process?

5. In what type of rock would you most likely find fossils? **Bold** the best answer below.

a. igneous b. metamorphic c. sedimentary d. all of the above

6. Once a fossil has been formed, it still might not become part of the fossil record. Describe **two** natural processes that might destroy the fossil.

7. Of all the organisms alive today, what percentage do you think will eventually become fossils? **Bold** the best answer below.

a. Less than 10% b. 10-25% c. 25-50% d. More than 50%

=**CW- "Getting Into the Fossil Record" Chart**=
 * __Directions__**: Discuss the following topics with your partner and record your thoughts in the chart below. Be ready to share your ideas with the class.
 * What we **KNOW** about fossils || What we **THINK** we **know** about fossils || What we **WANT** to know about fossils ||

=Getting Into the Fossil Record- Frog Review Activity=

//What Does it Take to Get into the Fossil Record? //
When an organism dies, many different things can happen to it. The chances of it becoming a fossil are pretty small because there are so many destructive factors at play. In this activity you will sequence a series of events as a review of various things that can happen to an organism after it dies. Let's see what might happen to a frog.

Directions:
> // Why do paleontologists find so few fossils of life in the past? //
 * 1) Cut out each of the **//Getting Into the Fossil Record Event Cards .//**
 * 2) Arrange the cards to show what can happen to an organism after it dies. There are several possible outcomes so you will create a flow chart of options. Start with the "Frog Dies" card, placing this on top. Look carefully at the other cards. Determine all of the outcomes that can happen to a frog right after it dies. Place these below the "Frog Dies" card. Continue with this process until you have used all of the cards.
 * 3) Complete the information on each event card based on what you learned from the //Getting Into the Fossil Record// module.
 * 4) Glue the event cards in place on another piece of paper in the correct arrangement, be sure to leave room at the top of your paper for your title.
 * 5) Add arrows to show how the events are connected.
 * 6) Create a title as the heading on your paper.
 * 7) Using the chart you just created, answer the following question in complete sentences at the bottom of your paper: