Earth History

Investigation 7

Terms in this table:

• “Investigation” is the number of the investigation
• “Materials Concept Code” is a reference number based on the science concepts and processes listed in the Overview section of the teacher’s manual
• “Materials Concept” is the text of the science concept or processes listed in the teacher’s manual
• “Indicator Code” is a reference number based on Cumulative Progress Indicators from the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards (2002)
• “Framework Indicator Text” is the text of the progress indicator; the conceptual “strand” for the indicator is in parentheses

Investigation	Materials Concept Code	Materials Concept	Indicator Code	Framework Indicator Text
07	c15	Index fossils can be used as indicators for the age of a sedimentary rock layer and for correlating rock layers.	5.08.8.C.2	2. Show how successive layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils contained in them can be used to confirm the age, history, changing life forms, and geology of Earth. (C. Processes that Shape the Earth)
07	c16	Fossil evidence supports the law of fossil succession: organisms found as fossils change over geological time.	5.08.8.C.2	2. Show how successive layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils contained in them can be used to confirm the age, history, changing life forms, and geology of Earth. (C. Processes that Shape the Earth)
07	p23	Use index fossils to correlate rock layers in three locations on the Colorado Plateau.	5.01.8.B.3	3. Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. (B. Inquiry and Problem Solving)
07	p23	Use index fossils to correlate rock layers in three locations on the Colorado Plateau.	5.08.8.C.2	2. Show how successive layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils contained in them can be used to confirm the age, history, changing life forms, and geology of Earth. (C. Processes that Shape the Earth)
07	p24	Compare various events and fossils to derive a faunal succession over geological time.	5.01.8.B.3	3. Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. (B. Inquiry and Problem Solving)
07	p24	Compare various events and fossils to derive a faunal succession over geological time.	5.08.8.C.2	2. Show how successive layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils contained in them can be used to confirm the age, history, changing life forms, and geology of Earth. (C. Processes that Shape the Earth)
07	p25	Make inferences from fossil evidence that contribute to an understanding of fossil succession.	5.01.8.B.3	3. Collect, organize, and interpret the data that result from experiments. (B. Inquiry and Problem Solving)
07	p25	Make inferences from fossil evidence that contribute to an understanding of fossil succession.	5.08.8.C.2	2. Show how successive layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils contained in them can be used to confirm the age, history, changing life forms, and geology of Earth. (C. Processes that Shape the Earth)