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Classify modern organisms
Free printable Grade 3 science worksheet for "Classify modern organisms" — practice fossils and past life. No-prep, print or assign online.
Fossils connect past life to living creatures in this Grade 3 Earth Science worksheet, where students practice classifying modern organisms and thinking about how they relate to ancient ancestors preserved in rock. Teachers can use it during a fossils and past life unit to spark discussion about how scientists use fossil evidence to understand life on Earth long ago. The comparison between ancient and modern life builds curiosity and scientific reasoning skills.
Learning objectives
- Classify modern organisms and describe their relationship to fossil evidence
- Explain how fossils provide evidence about organisms that lived in the past
- Compare physical features of modern organisms to those of related fossils
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