Grade 1 - A History Of The Earth

The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 7A | Fossils 139

Dimetrodon was not a dinosaur, but it certainly looked like one, and

dinosaurs were soon to follow. We will learn more about dinosaurs next

time. That is as far as the fossil record will take us today!

Discussing the Read-Aloud 15 minutes

Comprehension Questions 10 minutes

1. Literal What do paleontologists like Pam study? (Paleontologists
   study the history of life on the earth.)


2. Literal What is a fossil? (A fossil is the preserved body or imprint
   of a plant or animal that lived long, long ago.)


3. Literal Are fossils formed over a short period of time or a
   very long period of time? (Fossils are formed over a very long
   period of time.)
    Show image 7A-5: Trilobite


4. Inferential What does this fossil tell us about the history of the
   earth? (Animals called trilobites lived long, long, long ago.)
    Show image 7A-6: Cooksonia fossil


5. Inferential What does this fossil tell us about the history of the
   earth? (The fi rst plants lived on the earth long, long ago.)
    Show image 7A-7: Fish fossils


6. Inferential What does this fossil tell us about the history of the
   earth? (Fish lived on the earth long, long ago.)
    Show image 7A-9: Fern fossil


7. Inferential What does this fossil tell us about the history of the
   earth? (Ferns lived on the earth long, long ago.)
   [Please continue to model the Question? Pair Share process for
   students, as necessary, and scaffold students in their use of the
   process.]


8. Evaluative What? Pair Share: Asking questions after a read-
   aloud is one way to see how much everyone has learned.
   Think of a question you can ask your neighbor about the read-
   aloud that starts with the word what. For example, you could
   ask, “What did you learn about in today’s read-aloud?” Turn