Howard
Science Report 4th Grade
MEET HOWARD
Hi! We’re Howard. Our 4th grade science class studied fossils and various parts of the Earth’s structure. We decided to share our findings with the public. In this report you will find all of our discoveries and a few important details about each and everyone of us. The graphic above is a word cloud that shows many of the words we used to describe ourselves. We hope you get to learn as much as we did. Enjoy!
4-ESS1 Earth's Place in the Universe
Next Generation Science Standard 4-ESS1-1 Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time. Common Core Connection ELA / Literacy || W.4.7 | Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. (4-ESS1-1) W.4.8 | Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; take notes and categorize information, and provide a list of sources. (4-ESS1-1) W.4.9 | Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. (4-ESS1-1) Mathematics || MP.2 | Reason abstractly and quantitatively. (4-ESS1-1) MP.4 | Model with mathematics. (4-ESS1-1) 4.MD.A.1 | Know relative sizes of measurement units within one system of units including km, m, cm; kg, g; lb, oz.; l, ml; hr, min, sec. Within a single system of measurement, express measurements in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Record measurement equivalents in a two-column table. (4-ESS1-1)
PHOTO GALLERY
Why are fossils important?
By Brandon Reddick { Howard }
MEET Brandon Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Science
Trains
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Shroy, Devin, Garon
I love to make jokes and play a lot at my house with my friends that live next to me
Three words to describe mare..
helpful
responsible
integrity
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. Think about stuff that people say to inspire you and don’t let anyone get you off track or in trouble. Don’t listen to people that say not nice words about you and don’t care what anybody say, just do your best when you do your work.
Why did I choose this topic?
I chose this topic because I remember looking at books about fossils and I always wanted to know why they were studied. So many people would go out in the fields to search for them. I wondered what made them so interesting.
Name
BRANDON REDDICK
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
hy are fossils important? Question W
Fossils are important because it tells us about organisms and what kind of fossils they had and what kind it was. Another way is that fossils tell geologist where its habitat was, what they ate and what they looked like millions of years ago. Fossils also help geologists answer questions like: What did ancient organisms eat? Where can the oldest organisms can be found in sedimentary rocks (which are at the bottom.)? Millions of fossils are found all over the world and they can help us think about the world in new ways. I think dinosaurs should be alive so I can see how they moved around in the world and how they are the same and different. When you look at fossils you can see how they move and how big they are based on the traces they leave behind.
What have scientists figured out about Primobucco?
By Ciana White { Howard }
MEET Ciana Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Math, ELA, Science
Playing with other people
People I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Mom, dad, sister, brother!
I love to help people when there sad.
Three words to describe me are...
PRIDE
TEAMWORK
INTEGRITY
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time?
I would say,
“
Don’t worry about what people say, because they will bring you down and if you have words that people say nice to you and think about that and move on with your day.”
”
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic so I can learn more about fossils like the, Primobucco. I wanted to know more about how they were discovered and how they looked.
Name
Ciana White
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
Question
What have scientists figured out from
Primobucco? The primobucco head was shaped like a pigeon’s head. It had a thick beak that is less than 30 centimeters and (1 foot) across with its wings stretched out. Each of its wings has a small claw at the end.
By comparing Primobucco birds to similar birds that are alive today, scientists figured out that they both ate smaller animals. They also create small little babies from seed they have in their stomachs. They are born the same way and they grow up into families that are also similar.
Where do you look
for fossils?
By Da’Ja Marshall { Howard }
MEET Da’Ja Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Math
playing
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Garon, Jatalya, Jazlyn, A’myrie.D, Mike, Jada
I LIKE COOKING FOR MY FAMILY
Three words to describe me are...
SMART
LOVING
PRETTY
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF AND BE INSPIRED
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I want people to know where they can find fossils. I also wanted to share information on how they form in sedimentary rock layers.
Name
Da’Ja Marshall
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
Where do you look for fossils?
If you’re hunting for fossils, where do you look?
Fossils are usually found in rock, most often s edimentary rock. That’s because sediment can quickly cover an organism and preserve it. As the sediment compacts and cements into rock, the organism and preserve it. Fossils are least likely to form in volcanic rock, which forms when lava cools and hardens after a volcano erupts. That’s because the lava burns up organisms so none of their parts are left to turn into fossils! The rock where a fossil is found can provide clues about what the environment was like around the time that the organism lived. Different rocks form in different environments, so geologist can observe a type of rock to infer what the environment in that place looked like a very long time ago. Geologist can also observe the order of rock layers to make inferences about the order of past environments in a place.
PROCESS PIC | ​STUDENT EXPLORATION Students holding fossil sample of partial animal mouth structure
How l o n g is a
megalodon?
By Daniel Neveaux { Howard }
MEET Daniel Grade
Favorite Subject
4th Grade
Favorite Activity
Math
Games
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
MOM
I CAN PLAY GAMES
Three words to describe me are...
kind
happy
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT AND YOU GOT ME ON YOUR SIDE!!
joyful
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I like how it finds its prey. I also like how large its teeth are and how powerful it is an an animal.
Name
Daniel Neveaux
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
How long is a megalodon?
Megalodons was a type of huge shark. It went extinct about 3 million years ago but it is related to sharks that are alive today. Megalodon looked similar to a great white shark. But much, much larger. Its body could be up to 18 meters (59 feet) long. That is longer than a tractor-trailer! It’s triangle -shaped teeth are enormous. They measure at about 180 millimeters (over 7 inches). That is bigger than any other kind of shark tooth ever found. What I like about megalodons is how large the tooth is and I like how it finds its prey. Megalodon teeth are much bigger than the teeth of great white sharks. They are also used today, as models for jewelry as you can see from the picture.
mystery
The
of the
disappearing dinosaurs.
By Edward Lewis { Howard}
MEET Edward
Grade
Favorite Subject
4th Grade
Favorite Activity
ELA
football
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
mom
I like to play football
Three words to describe me are...
Nice
Teamwork
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. What I would say is stand tall and grow up. What is wrong with you?
Pride
Why did I
choose this topic?
i
I chose this topic because dinosaurs are cool and they are very important. I think they are important because the have died and you can no how. I really like that there is so much information about them available so I can learn more.
Name
Question
Edward Lewis
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
The mystery of the disappearing dinosaurs?
You may know that nearly all the dinosaurs on earth went extinct about 65 million years ago. That means they all died out. I think some dinosaurs were not dangerous and that some were dangerous. One of the greatest mysteries in science is why this happened. Most scientists agree that dinosaurs all over the world and most other organisms went extinct at about the same time. Some scientists think it was because of volcanoes that erupted. Some think that the lava may have killed them. But no one is really sure what killed them.
What have scientist figured out from Brachiosaurus fossils?
By A’myRie Dixon { Howard }
MEET
A’myRie dixon Grade
Favorite Subject
4th grade
Favorite Activity
Math
Drawing
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
My DAD
I want the world to know that I like drawing and dancing
Three words to describe me are...
TEAMWORK
HELPFUL
JOYFUL
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time.
Something I would say to a friend if they were having a hard time is, “When you are having a hard time, don’t give up. Stay on track and don’t let anyone distract you. Stay on task.”
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I wanted to know what scientist figured out about the brachiosaurus and the fossils left behind from 10,000 years ago.
Name
A’myrie Dixon
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
What have scientist figured out Brachiosaurus fossils?
Brachiosaurus had a tiny head and a very long neck. Its long neck would have helped it reach tall plants to eat. It had a wide mouth and thick jaws with teeth shaped like little shovels. The shape of its teeth helped it tear leaves from plants. It had an extremely heavy body. It could be 50,000 kilograms (110,000 pounds)! Scientists think this dinosaur stayed in flat land areas. It was probably too heavy to climb up hills. Something else I want to add is that you can learn about different parts of the dinosaur bones from research even though they have become extinct. For example, you can look at its sharp teeth and tell that it ate meat. Parts of a dinosaur are considered a fossil when they are 10,000 or more years old.
What have scientists figured out from megalodon fossils? By Devin Duplessis {Howard}
MEET Devin
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
science
Drawing and play games
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
I admire my mom, dad, family, Garon, Ms.stewart
That I like to play football and I’m a beast at basketball
Three words to describe me are...
strong
funny
smart
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. I would inspire my friends by reminding them to laugh, have fun and be a problem solver and know that they are smart. A’myrie is my best friend. She is smart and she loves to draw, dance and to drum. She she shows pride, is respectful and she shows teamwork.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I love sharks. I didn’t know there were so many different kinds until I discovered the megalodon shark fossil. I ended up learning about it becoming extinct and its many parts.
Name
Devin Duplessis
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
What have scientist figured out from megalodon fossils?
Megalodon looked similar to a great white shark. However, its body is a lot larger. It could be up to 18 meters (59 feet) long, which is longer than a tractor-trailer! It’s triangle-shape teeth were incredibly large. It measured about 180 millimeters(over 7 inches) along the outer edge. That’s bigger than any other kind of shark tooth ever found. Megalodon had wide and powerful jaws that would have allowed it to eat very large organisms, including wales. I love sharks. They are cool. I like the way they look and that they are dangerous. They are fast and can hide easily on their prey. The also mark their territory. They also look good for many jewelry designs too which is popular now. I wanted to learn more about how they move and how they died. Something else, I’d like want to add is that if I saw one up close, I would run because it would definitely swallow me, whole!
PROCESS PIC | STUDENT EXPLORATION Devin continuing his exploration through drawing
How do rock layers form?
By Amairy Renee Fletcher { Howard }
Meet Amairy
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
math
fractions
Person I most admire
What do i want the world to know about me
I most admire my mom
I want the world to now I’m good at twirling
Three words to describe me are...
Helpful
Kind
Smart
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time.
I would say whatever got you into trouble, just forget about it and just have a good day.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I wanted to know more about fossils. I wanted to see how they were formed and how that information could be used to teach us more about fossils around the world.
Name
Amairy Fletcher
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
How do rock layers form?
Rock forms through layer over time. This happens because sediment that sinks through water and builds up. Eventually, lower sediment gets compacted by the sediment on top of it. The sediment cements together to form a layer of rock. As more sediment compacts and cements the rock layer gets thicker. Eventually, a different kinds of sediment might start piling up in the same place. Over time, the new sediment will turn into a rock layer on top of the rock layer that already formed.
This mean the lowest rock layer formed first. The rock layers at the bottom of a sedimentary rock formation are the oldest. The layers at the top formed later. They are the newest. The oldest rock layer might have dry sediment on it and can under lots of dirt for at least 10,000 years or more. Above, is a diagram thats shows how rock layer forms.
PROCESS PIC | ​STUDENT EXPLORATION Not a fossil or even related to this project. Pictured here is Amairy using leftover breakfast to spread a little cheer.
Why are fossils important?
By Garon Hawkins { Howard }
MEET GARON HAWKINS Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
ELA AND SOCIAL STUDIES
PLAYING
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
DEVIN, BRANDON, SHROY, DA’JA AND MICHAEL
That I am a good scientist
Three words to describe me are...
Funny
Teamwork
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. I would say to be good and just play with yo friends always.
Happy
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I love dinosaurs. They are my favorite so I wanted to learn more about them. I learned more about how they have different body thickness, eat different things and and are from different places.
Name
Garon Hawkins
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
Why are fossils important? ​
Fossils are important because​ they tell stories about organisms that lived a long time ago. Finding a fossil is exciting fossils and help geologists answer questions like: What did ancient organisms eat? How long did they live? Fossils give the answers to these. Even though millions of fossils have been found all over the world scientists estimate that most organisms die without leaving behind any trace.
PROCESS PIC | ​STUDENT EXPLORATION Garon, RonJay, Gerard and Ranigha engaged in arts integrated activity where students embodied fossil tableaus and pantomimes.
What have scientists figured out from Eurypterus fossils?
By Gerard Isaac { Howard }
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MEET Gerard
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Science
Running
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Every teacher in 4th grade
I’m nice and very smart
Three words to describe me are...
Smart
Nice
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. Do no let anyone tell you something that isn’t right or mean.
Createful
Why did I chose this topic?
I choose this topic because I love scorpions. When I saw this I wanted to learn what they do and if these fossils were the same as scorpions.
Name
Question
Gerard Isaac
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
What have scientists figured out from Eurypterus fossils?
Eurypterus could be up to 130 centimeters long but most were much smaller. It had a big hard tail with four eyes. It had limbs for tearing apart food and limbs and for walking. Eurypterus also had paddle-shaped limbs for swimming quickly through water. I wondered what they ate and where they lived. I also wanted to know how fast they could swim in the water.They went extinct 310 years ago and I want to know how they went extinct. I wanted to know what rock they got covered in and I wanted to know how their shell felt. I also wanted to know if they eat other fish and do other fish eat them. I wanted to know how they communicate and where they lay there eggs and in what type of water they swim. I also wanted to know what scientist studied them and how they go their name eurypterus. I was also interested in how they defended themselves from other types of fish as well as where they live, hide and what is healthy for them.
PROCESS PIC | ​STUDENT EXPLORATION Gerard using an interactive museum exhibition from the website, Google Arts and Culture to reconstruct other animals similar to the fossil he chose to study
What have scientists figured out from megalodon fossils? By Harold Williams Jr. { Howard }
MEET Harold Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Science
Drawing and play games and football
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
I most admire is my mom I want the world to know that I want to be a football and dad because they give player me anything I want Three words to describe me are...
Strong
Funny
Smart
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. I would tell my friends to think of thing that inspire them so that they don’t have to be sad about anything.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because Megalodon teeth were much bigger than the teeth of great white sharks. I liked the way they looked in real life and in a fossil layer.
Name
Harold Williams Jr.
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
What have scientists figured out megalodon fossils?
Megalodon looked similar to a great white shark, but much bigger. Its body could be up to 18 meters (59 feet) long. That’s longer than a tractor-trailer! Its triangle-shaped teeth were enormous, measuring about 180 millimeters (over 7 inches) along the outer edge. That’s bigger than any other kind of shark tooth ever found. Megalodon had wide and powerful jaws that would have allowed it to eat very large organisms, including whales. I learned about the difference in sizes between the real shark teeth and the fossil shark teeth. The real shark teeth is big it can fit in somebody hand.The fossil shark teeth is small and can not drop out somebody hand.
What have scientist figured out from Lepidodendron fossils?
By Jada Dyson { Howard }
MEET Jada Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
MATH
DANCE
4th Grade Person I most admire
MOM
What I want the world to know about me
I WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT I AM A GOOD PERSON
Three words to describe me are...
SMART
NICE
INSPIRING
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. SOMETHING INSPIRING I WOULD SAY TO INSPIRE A FRIEND IS MAYBE YOU SHOULD IGNORE WHAT IS BOTHERING YOU. SOMETHING ELSE I WOULD SAY IS STAY FOCUSED AND DON’T LET NOTHING GET IN YOUR WAY OF BEING AMAZING
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because Its inspiring and it look like an interesting fossil. Also it was good to get to know about the fossil. For example, Lepidodendron was a type of plant that did not make seeds. It went extinct about 205 million years ago.
Name
Question
Jada Dyson
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
What have scientist figured out from Lepidodendron fossils?
What have scientist figured out from Lepidodendron fossils? Lepidodendron plants could grow over 30 meters(100 feet) tall. The branches had thin leaves shaped like needles. Lepidodendron fossils are often found near coal in places that used to have water and lots of plants. Scientist found out lepidodendron was a type of plant that did not make seeds. It went extinct about 205 million years ago. This can be a good fossil because it was a fossil made of rocks and minerals. This fossil makes me think that in the past it was a dangerous fossil. Â
What about the Machimosaurus
dinosaur fossil? Â Â
By Jamal Dillon { Howard }
MEET Jamal
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th GRADE
MATH
Band and football
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Edward, Devin and Fletcher.
I am a trumpet player of the band and i will want to become a football player
Three words to describe me are...
Funny
Intelligent
Teamwork
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. Don’t give up.
Why did I choose this topic ?
I chose this two topic because I liked the look of the dinosaur fossils. I wanted to learn more about them. I learned that some dinosaurs eat mammals and other dinosaurs eat plant.
Name
Question
Jamal Dillon
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
What about the Machimosaurus dinosaur fossil?
A dinosaur is like 13 meters (43 feet) long. It had short limbs with paddle - shaped bones at the end. It had a huge, strong tail. The tail and paddles would have been good for swimming. It had four fingers that it could press together. Its fingers helped it grasp things like plants. It could stand up on its large, flat back feet.
Machimosaurus could grow to 7 meters ( 23 feet) long. That is about as long as four adult humans. It had eyes on top of its skull. This might be helpful for seeing up to the surface of the water while swimming. Its teeth were thick, short, and rounded. It had a similar body structure to a crocodile.
What was it like in the pass for Eurypterus?
By Jatalya Jones { Howard }
MEET Jatalya Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
ELA
Read books
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Da’ja, Jazlyn, Tatiana and Ciana
What I want the world to know about me is that I like to read
Three words to describe me are..
friendly
good
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. I hope it gets better.
nice
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I want to learn more about the eurypterus fossil. The eurypterus fossil interests me because it was a type of sea scorpion, the eurypterus fossil could be up to 130 cm (4 feet) long, but most were much smaller.
Name
Jatalya Jones
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
What was it like in the past for eurypterus?
Eurypterus could be up to 130 centimeters 4 feet long but most were much smaller it had a big hard head with four eyes. It had limbs for tearing apart food and limbs for walking. Eurypterus also had paddle shaped limbs for swimming quickly through water. Eurypterus was a type of sea scorpion. It went extinct about 310 million years ago. This fossil makes me think that it was made like a fish eater or a crab. I think this is interesting because I need to learn more about fossils. I thought this animal would be a good way to help me do this. The Eurypterus fossil is interesting.
How can someone become a fossil hunter?
By Ronjay Green { Howard }
MEET Ronjay Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Math and ELA
PE and Band
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Ciana
That sometime I’m kind.
Three words to describe me are...
Happy
Kind
Nice
What I to say to inspire a friend having a hard time. I would say things to help them and see why they are crying and sad.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I was interested in how the fossil hunters found the different fossils and knew one fossil and rock layer from another.
Name
Ronjay Green
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
How does one become a fossil hunter?
How can someone become a fossil hunter? You need to understand how fossils form and how rocks form around them. You also need to know where different kind of of rock’s form to help you make inferences about the fossils and how organisms might have lived and looked in their bone structure. To become a fossil hunter, you need a lot of information about the fossil themselves and what they can teach us about what life was like in the past.
What is a fossil?
By Manzel Howard { Howard }
MEET Manny Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
art
football
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Ms. Newell
I ’m
smart and I love to play football.
Three words to describe me are...
Smart
Loving
Thankful
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. I would inspire a friend feeling down by saying things to help them out so they will look up to me as a big brother.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I would like to learn more about fossils and I want to learn if the fossil had smooth or rough textures.
Name
Question
Manzel Howard
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
What is a fossil?
A fossil is the leftover remains of an organism that lived in the past. Fossils are made of rock and other minerals.They give us clues to how orgainnias lived many years ago. In order to be called a fossil, it has to be at least 10,000 years old. Geologist study fossils and other parts of the earth structure history (physical) and the processes that act on it. Something else I want to add is, for example, fossils can be left for 10,000 or more years. They can be extinct for I don’t know how many years. Sometimes millions and billions. Fossils can be very very old and they can be very very small.
Where does Basalt rock come from? Michael Mcbride {Howard}
MEET MICHAEL
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Math\Science
Basketball
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
MOM, DAD, BROTHER, SISTER
I’m nice and helpful
Pride
Teamwork
Respectful
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. Have a good day. Don’t be mean. Just be nice and don’t get in any bad trouble.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I would like to learn more about this topic because it is basalt and basalt is an lava rock. Also, I want to know if it is a smooth rock or a bumpy rock.
Name
Michael Mcbride
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / ​Howard
Where does Basalt rock come from?
A Basalt rock comes from a volcano made of lava. A Basalt rock is usually black and dark gray. But it can appear in other colors. I know that a basalt rock is a lava rock because when a rock comes out it became black after it come out of lava or fire. Something else is that the lava, once it comes out of the volcano, it can spread across land. That lava cools and hardens very quickly. The hardened lava is basalt. If the volcano erupts on the ocean floor, basalt can look like pillows.
PROCESS PIC | STUDENT EXPLORATION Students engaged in arts integrated activity. Actors include: Jatalya, Tatiana, Rodnesha and Amairy Fletcher Audience members pictured include: Michael, and Jamal
How to be a fossil hunter
Rodnesha Jackson { Howard }
MEET Rodnesha
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
ELA
dancing
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
mom
That I like dancing.
Three words to describe me are...
kind
precious
smart
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. What I would say to inspire a friends is that you can do it, don’t give up, I believe in you, and other thing to encourage you.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I want to know what I need to learn so when I go to college I can be a fossil hunter and learn more about it.
Name
Question
Rodnesha Jackson
HR
LA Tech / Pace ​/ Howard
How can someone be a fossil hunter?
If you want to be an expert fossil hunter, where would you start? You can learn a lot from looking at the fossils themselves. If you really want to understand how fossils form and how rock forms around them, it would also help to know about the environment were different kinds of rocks form. That helps you make inferences about the fossils and how ancient organisms might have lived. Why are fossils important? Fossils tell stories about organisms that lived a long time ago. Fossils help geologists answers questions like: How was the fossil formed? How it was made? How does it feel and move? What can l learn from it and what life was like when the fossil was alive?
What can scientists learn about
mortoniceras?
Tatiana Harold { Howard }
MEET Tatiana Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
science
fossils
Person I most admire
What I want the world to known about me
Ms. Stewart
I love science
Three words to describe me are...
Kind
Nice
Smart
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time.
You can do it! Don’t give up. Be inspired and believe you can make it with no more trouble.
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because to learn more about the mortoniceras. I wanted to learn about its parts, how it forms and what it looks like when it was alive and after it died. Scientists can figure out some good things.
Name
Tatiana Harold
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
What have scientists figured out from mortoniceras fossils?
Mortoniceras had a soft body inside a shell. Scientists don’t know much about the soft parts of the organism because they rarely become fossils, but it may have been similar to a squid. Some mortoniceras fossils have plankton inside them. Plankton are tiny organisms that live and very deep water. Mortoniceras had a curved shell with a tube that extended through it. The organisms used the tube to push water out of the shell , which made it move forward. I wonder if I can discover a mortoniceras one day. If so, I would team up with another scientists to explore it more together.
Why
are fossils
important?
By Shroy Roberts {Howard}
MEET
Shroy Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th
Science
drawing
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Brandon Reddick
That I am a nice boy and I love all my teachers that help me grow my brain and be smart and make good choices in my life.
Three words to describe me are...
Smart
Caring
Hard working
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. Hey, “You are smart, kind and handsome. Never let anyone tell you different. You are also cool, funny, a hard worker and hard player.”
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because this topic seemed easy and I like it. It also had a lot of interesting details and felt like l could handle it.
Name
Question
Shroy Roberts
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
Why are fossils important?
Fossils are important because they tell stories about organisms that lived long time ago. And fossils help geologists answer questions. The questions help geologists infer what the environment was like millions of years ago. Did you know organisms die without leaving behind a trace that is because those are the fossils that lived in the water that is because fossils usually form in sedimentary rock and sedimentary rock really forms underwater. Organisms are most likely to leave behind fossils if they have hard body parts and get covered with sediment quickly. When organisms die their bodies can get covered in sediment. Sometimes parts of their bodies turn into fossils over time. To learn more about fossils it’s important to learn about the environments where sediment builds up. You can learn a lot
from looking at fossils themselves. If you really want to understand
fossils you need to understand how fossils form and how rock different kinds of rock form. That helps you make inferences about the fossils and how ancient organisms might have lived. .
MORTONICERAS
By Jazlyn Centeno-Nunez { Howard }
MEETÂ JAZLYN
Grade
Favorite Subject
Favorite Activity
4th Grade
Science and Math
Swimming
Person I most admire
What I want the world to know about me
Ciana, Rhodnesha, and Ms. Stewart
I love my family and I am a great person
Three words to describe me are...
Sweet
Smart
What I would say to inspire a friend having a hard time. Have a good day do not let anyone take you down. Be confident.
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Kind
Why did I choose this topic?
I choose this topic because I wanted to learn more about the mortoniceras and why the soft parts of the body rarely became fossils and why they have plankton inside them.
Name
JAZLYN CENTENO-NUNEZ
Question
HR
LA Tech / Pace / Howard
WHY DID THE MORTONICERAS HAVE SOFT PARTS OF ITS BODY?
Mortoniceras had a soft body inside a shell. Scientists don’t know much about the soft parts of the organisms because they rarely become fossils, but it may have been similar to a squid. It was a type of organism that lived in the water. It used to be very common, but it went extinct about 85 million years ago some mortoniceras fossils have plankton inside them. Plankton are tiny organism that live in very deep water.
Fossils can teach us what an environment was like at one point in history. The mortoniceras fossil had a curved shell with a tube that extended through it. The organism used the tube to push water out of its shell. This made it move forward. The mortoniceras fossil looks like a sea shell and it shows me that in one point in history it’s environment could have been a ocean or a sea. It looks like a squid.