1. Fossils Lesson 8

2. 6 ways an organism can turn into fossils:
Unaltered preservation( like insects or plant parts trapped in amber, a hardened form of tree sap)
Permineralization-petrification(in which rock like minerals seep in slowly and replace the original organic tissues)
Replacement- an organisms hard parts are replaced by other minerals.

3. 6 ways continued… Carbonization- coalification
Recystalization-hard parts either revert to more stable minerals or small crystals turn into larger crystals
Authigenic Preservation-Molds and casts of organisms that have been destroyed or dissolved (Enchanted, n.d. p.2).

4. Computer Lab:
Every group will have a certain way that organisms turn into fossils.
Please think of a way to present your material to the rest of class. Be creative!
How do fossils relate to history?
What do you personally think about your way?