Feb 29, 2012 bill nye here is a site with free worksheets to go with the show. Kangaroos should be expected to leave some fossils in a 4,000 year migration, but shrews evolving into bats over millions of years do not. Greatest discoveries with bill nye earth science 1. Check out all episode of bill nye the science guy in my chanel. Includes 3 different handouts with answer keys to accompany the bill nye the science guy video for fossils. What was special about the shadow earth casts on the moon. Analyze and interpret data to generate evidence about the prehistoric environment dok 12 c. Fossils are rocks that hold traces of things that once lived. I will just address the first here, since that is the one you mention, but the videos by ken ham offer additional insights, and i encourage all.
What fossils tell us about a prehistoric environment 2. If conditions are right, water gets into the fossil bed, and chemical reactions preserve the impressions for thousands or millions of years. In my 37 years of teaching science i have used many of his dvds for instructional purposes. This worksheet is composed to 29 short answer display questions. Science quiz glossary dvd features teachers guide internet link feature description. This is bill nye fossil man by angela gallacher on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Look at a science demonstration conducted by bill nye. Learn the theory about the asteroid that hit our planet 65 million years ago and the giant reptiles that. Like to be successful as a living thing, you have to have offspring, who have offspring, who have offspring. Fossil word match fossils worksheet 2 science worksheets.
Bill nye video questions fossils w time stamp, word. Bill nye archaeology video and questio authorstream. Paleontologists study fossils to understand past life forms and changes through time. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. A fossil is usually not the plant or animal itself. To avoid students tastetesting for halite, i inform them that i have been specifically bred with genetic enhancements to be the ultimate earth science teacher. Fossils show us that most things that lived on earth are now extinct. Where does the word fossil come from and what does the original word mean. Review the vocabulary words, and then complete the activity on the other side of this worksheet. Fossil comes from the old latin word that means what. My son and i love doing all the experiments in each chapter. Lets look at a bill nye video clip explaining fossilsexplaining fossils.
Learn the theory about the asteroid that hit our planet 65 million years ago and the giant reptiles that once roamed earth. When bill nye is talking about aspirin and antibiotics, jet planes, smoke detectors, he does a great job of that. Bill nye the science guy s02e08 bones and muscles duration. Video worksheet movie guide for bill nye fossils by. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. I encouraged the students to be creative and draw a variety of fossils. I created this set of questions to go along with the bill nye fossils video. Exploring fossil records, how fossils are formed duration. Coldblooded mammals roamed earth for tens of millions of years. Tags and properties are used in fossil to help express the intent, and thus to distinguish between forks and branches.
This foldable helps students understand that all fossils give us evidence of what happened in that environment on the earth many years ago. Rest assured, your family did, or you wouldnt be here. You can use any of the handouts to fit your needs inclu. Because hes fun, funny, and teaches great science content at the same time. The wall street journal because bill nye is a scientist, he has no doubts that the deniers of evolution are flat wrong. Print out or view this comprehensive teachers guide in pdf format. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to. The evolution story fed to the public by richard dawkins, jerry coyne, bill nye and pz myers pretends the last 30 years of molecular biology never happened. Fossils range from thousands of years to many millions of years old. Lisa randall with bill nye the science guy on dark matter and. Bill nye refers to the fact that oversimplifying a bit trilobite fossils are often found deep and mammal fossils near the surface, and they are never mixed. What is the earths inner core of the earth made of. Have your young scientists take notes on this list of questions while they watch greatest discoveries with bill nye.
What evidence do we have that the earth has changed a lot. Scientists take information from fossils to see how living things have changed over thousands, hundreds of thousands, and millions of years. Absolute dating is a method of estimatinggg the age of a fossil in years. So each living thing is different from other living things. Feb 12, 2018 bill nye the science guy s04e19 fossils bill nye the science guy playlist.
Watching a video is no longer a passive activity students are engaged during the video as they must listen and write at the same time. And because hes a performer, his book is fun to read and easy to absorb. With the study of fossils, paleontologists can reconstruct the past history of the earth, animals and plants that lived in. There is no specific age at which the remains of past life suddenly qualifies as a fossil, and in the definition, life all life forms encompassed by all. Overview during this introduction to fossils with a video and worksheet, students will be able to tell what a fossil is, how fossils are made, identify several different types of fossils, and understand how fossils tell us about the prehistoric environment. Bill nye archaeology cornell notes main ideas questions notes answers why do archaeologists use grids. If we know the age of rock and fossils in a particular rock layer in africa, we know that fossils in that rock layer in. None of their books even pass a basic fact check from a firstyear grad student.
A fossil is an imprint or remains of a plant or animal from the past. Thank you for sharing your concerns and giving us the opportunity to answer. Like you see the impact of humans on earths environment every day. Bill nye here is a site with free worksheets to go with the. I loved bill nye the science guy as a kid and now that my son 4years old is into dinosaurs i couldnt pass up buying this book. This is greatest discoveries with bill nye the origin and evolution of life by barbara honold on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people. Bill nye the science guy nye labs episode guides fossils scroll to living things and click fossils. Use evidence to develop a scientific explanation for. He said cross over into the fossils of another, not cross over into other strata. Things merge up, whatever makes it keeps going, whatever doesn.
Bill nye the science guys great big dinosaur dig bill nye, ian g. These video worksheets allow students to follow along as they watch the listed bill nye video. Meet a real scientist who talks about his or her area of study. There is not a single place in the grand canyon where the fossils of one type of animal cross over into the fossils of another. Grade 2, previsit activity, fascinating fossils name.
How high did the ash go up into the atmosphere from the eruption. His fossil dvd is the best dvd i have seen on the market for teaching fossils to children. If we know the age of rock and fossils in a particular rock layer in africa, we know that fossils in that rock layer in europe are about the same age. I will assume that you saw not only the video by dr. Fossils show how living things used to look millions of years ago. What is the wild claim that bill nye makes about the earth. What happened when the enormous asteroid hit earth some 65 million years ago. The earliest fossils date from around 600 million years ago. Schooltube safe video sharing and management for k12. When he is talking about evolution and millions of years, im challenging him that thats bill nye the historical science guy. Joe is also the proud son of hall of fame sportscaster jack buck.
That clock is the radioactive decay of certain naturallyoccurring elements like uranium and carbon. Link to the bill nye area of disneys edustation web site, where you can find links to internet sites related to the content of each bill nye program. Bill nye video questions fossils w time stamp, word bank. The dinosaurs became extinct just 65 million years ago. Short video clips aligned with the nses provide a unique opportunity for you to enhance your lessons using. The word fossil derives from the latin word fossus, which literally means something dug up. Bill nye the science guy fossils by prairie touch tpt. Evidence bill nyes arguments in the ultimate debate of creation vs. However, such fossils were not what bill nye had in mind.
Nyes contention that evolution is fundamental to all life science, that life science cant be practiced without it. One is the worksheet you were looking for and the other is the video guide help to leave in the vhs or dvd case for a fellow teacher. Bill nye the science guy s04e19 fossils bill nye the science guy playlist. Bill nye evolution questions olathe school district. Structure and function in living systems living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function. What conclusions can be drawn from similarities between fossil evidence and living organisms dok b. Each dvd provides students with science content through video clips aligned with national science education standards nses and a host of other resources. Find bill nye fossils lesson plans and teaching resources. Free differentiated worksheet for the bill nye the science guy amphibians differentiated video worksheet guide animals pet care is both enjoyable business. What three things can scientists find out about life millions of years ago from fossils. Create a new document click create then the blue document button.
Bill nye archaeology video and questio authorstream presentation. Nye is alluding to the famous statement by theodosius dobzhansky asserting, nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. Please print out both sheets and place the video guide help sheet in the vhs or dvd case. Bill nye is wondering about kangaroo fossils, but he ought to be curious about bats. Bill nye here is a site with free worksheets to go with. Fossils are the preserved remains of past life on earth. But it is an effort that requires as much responsibility. Video worksheet bill nye the science guy fossils question answer what are fossils. What kinds of materials can preserve fossils and organism remains.
Absolute dating absolute dating is a method of estimatinggg. Fossils go to the following and link, watch and answer the questions covering the bill nye episode on fossils. Most dead animals and plants break up, get decomposed, and become part of the soil, but some turn into fossils. Absolute dating requires the use of a natural clock. My students loved his antics and i love how he approaches science topics. Enjoy a short music video that summarizes the topic in an ageappropriate and entertaining manner. Bill nye dvds expand the educational features of bill nye the science guyprograms.
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