3-LS4-1
Use fossils to describe types of organisms and their environments that existed long ago and compare those to living organisms and their environments. Recognize that most kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
- Clarification Statements:
- Comparisons should focus on physical or observable features.
- State Assessment Boundary:
- Identification of specific fossils or specific present-day plants and animals, dynamic processes, or genetics are not expected in state assessment