Shaping the Earth: Landscapes and Change · Earth & Space

Fossils and Earth's History

Using fossil evidence to reconstruct past environments and understand how life on Earth has changed over millions of years.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do we know what an ecosystem looked like millions of years ago?
  2. 2Why are some types of organisms more likely to become fossils than others?
  3. 3What can the location of a fossil tell us about the movement of continents?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Earth and Space Systems - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Science
Unit: Shaping the Earth: Landscapes and Change
Period: Earth & Space

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