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Grade 3 Science · World 4: Fossil Finders · Level 25
Georgia's Fossils
Georgia's state fossil (the shark tooth) and what fossils show about Georgia long ago.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 25
- Georgia's state fossil is the shark tooth! People find fossil shark teeth on Georgia's beaches and riverbanks.
- Some fossil teeth are from megalodon, a giant shark that is now extinct. Its teeth could be as big as your hand!
- Why are there shark fossils in south Georgia, far from today's beach? Long, long ago, much of south Georgia was covered by the ocean.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:
- S3E2.a — Construct an argument from observations of fossils (authentic or reproductions) to communicate how they serve as evidence of past organisms and the environments in which they lived.