Ancient Shark Teeth

Using fossilized shark teeth students learn about geology, geography and paleontology. These authors provide a series of activities that link these three areas and provide students with ins... See More

Using fossilized shark teeth students learn about geology, geography and paleontology. These authors provide a series of activities that link these three areas and provide students with insights about how fossils help scientists understand the world a long time ago. These activities would certainly spice up what students might otherwise consider a boring topic. They are certainly going to enhance student’s interest in this topic.

Excellent Introdcutory Activity

I especially liked this activity because it focuses on the movement of continents and allows students to investigate what this truly means. It's one thing to tell students this and show them... See More

I especially liked this activity because it focuses on the movement of continents and allows students to investigate what this truly means. It's one thing to tell students this and show them diagrams about it - and quite another thing to help them realize that it means that environments have changed over time and that means, "Yes, sharks used to live where were there's now only land." This is a hard concept for some students to grasp. For an introductory activity, I think Fossil Sharks does an excellent job of clearing up any previous misconceptions and preparing students to move forward.