NGSS · Earth & Space Science · Grade 4

4-ESS1-1 Rock Layers, Fossils & Changing Landscapes

Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.

Kentucky 4-ESS1-1 uses the same wording.

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Science Unlocked lesson set The Desert Fish On a dry, windy hill in Wyoming, sagebrush grows and the creeks are dry most of the year. But people split the rock and find thousands of fish. How did fish end up inside a desert hill? 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 4 See what’s inside
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