These professional learning materials provide an overview of the K-2 EL Literacy resources.  In addition to including information about the purpose of Module lessons, Skills Block lessons, and Labs, the presentation includes information on structure, assessment, and links to helpful tools and videos.   

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In this investigation the students will look at the fossils they made previously. They will look at the details of the fossil with a hand lens and come up with conclusions about the fossils. They will record what they see and draw conclusions about the environment of the fossil.

The activities in this lesson will help students compare and understand the three types of fossils: preserved organisms, mineral replacement fossils, and impression fossils.

Students will use their knowledge about fossils to arrange fossil pictures in sequence from oldest to youngest.

Students will act as paleontologists and attempt to figure out the environment where various fossils would have existed.

In this investigation students will be looking at different items to see if they can recognize fossils. This will be an introduction to the different fossils they will be studying later.

Students will explore estimation of length.
K student will use the non standard unit (ladybugs) to measure the length of something longer than the given unit (e.g., their workspace).
There are suggestions to vary the lesson for each grade level (K-2).
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In this activity students will investigate four different ways fossils are made in sedimentary rock: impression, trace, preserved, and mineral replacement (petrification) fossils.