Explore fossils as clues to life long ago. These reading passages cover dinosaur bones, ancient footprints, marine fossils, amber, and the work of paleontologists.
Fossils help scientists reconstruct life from millions of years ago. In this collection, students can explore dinosaur fossils, trace fossils, fossil footprints, ancient plants and animals, fossil footprints, marine fossils, amber, and other evidence preserved from Earth’s past.
Use these nonfiction reading passages for paleontology, Earth science, prehistoric life, reading comprehension, or homeschool science.
Students can discover how fossils form, what paleontologists can learn from bones, footprints, and amber, and how fossil evidence reveals ancient environments, diets, movement, and evolution.
The collection connects reading with topics such as paleontology, geologic time, fossilization, prehistoric animals, evolution, and Earth history.
These fossil reading passages also work well for National Fossil Day, Earth Science Week, dinosaur units, geology lessons, and classroom activities about Earth’s deep past.
Teachers and homeschool families can use the collection throughout the year for science-integrated literacy, nonfiction reading practice, and learning about the clues fossils leave behind.
