Questions for Further Exploration
Open-ended questions allow students to explore scientifically significant questions while focusing on their own interests. Here are a few general questions that apply to paleontoloty. These are self-guided exercises for high school or undergraduate students, and could be applied in any paleontology unit.
- Why is a pile of bones in a field not a fossil? What makes a fossil? What ways of an animal fossilizing can you think of?
- What is the difference between science and science as it is portrayed in the news?
- What could make a fossil unscientific?
- What would you do if you found a bed of fossils while you were out hiking around? Why?