Kōkiri Lab
Kōkiri Lab

Evolution & Adaptation · Week 2 of 9

Reading fossils

Collect evidence · Make sense of it

VOICE Evidence · Interpret

Today's goal

Infer an organism's structure and environment from fossil images.

By the end

Inference sheet with features cited.

What we'll do (60 minutes)

  1. Model an inference from one fossil10 min
  2. Groups infer structure and environment for 4 fossils30 min
  3. Compare inferences between groups15 min
  4. Exit: the feature that told you most5 min

Need a hand?

Match fossil to environment cards.

Want a challenge?

Defend one of two competing inferences.

Student worksheets for Evolution & Adaptation (Word)