Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region v
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SORSOGON
SORSOGON

SCIENCE 10 (Quarter 3)
LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS) No. __

Name of the Student:__________________________ Date: ____________________________________

Grade Level & Section: ________________________ Module Reference:_________________________

I. INTRODUCTION:
Organisms inhabiting the earth have changed over a period of time. Their structures, traits and abilities
allowed them to adapt and survive the changing environment. Data gathered from fossil records, anatomy and
morphology, embryonic development and biochemistry could be analyzed to demonstrate if evolution of life on
earth has taken place.

In this activity sheet you will identify the era and periods where the oldest organism belongs, determine
the age of fossils using knowledge on carbon-dating, and explain how fossils provide evidence for evolution.

II. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY (MELC):

Explain how fossil records, comparative anatomy, and genetic information provide evidence for
evolution, S10LT-IIIf-39.

III. OBJECTIVES:

Identify the era/period where the oldest and recent fossil of organism belong.
Determine the age of some fossils using knowledge on carbon dating.
Explain how fossils provide evidence for evolution.

IV. ACTIVITIES:

A. ELICIT/ENGAGE

Analyze the given pictures and answer the questions that follow.

1. What are the pictures above?_______________________________________________

2. What do you think are the importance of these fossil remains?
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B. EXPLORE

ACTIVITY 1:Study the table below and answer the guide questions that follow.

An invertebrate, it lived in a
shallow, marine environment
during ordovican and sulirian
periods.

Crinoids look like plants but are

actually animals related to our
modern day starfish. They belong
to phylum Echinodermata and lived
during the Triassic Period

Dinosaurs or giant reptiles ruled the

earth during the Jurassic Period
under Mesozoic Era.

This fossilized leaf is once part of i

an early vascular plant during the
Carboniferous Period.
 Guide questions:

1. Which is assumed to be the oldest organism? Why do you think so?______________________________

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2. In what era can you possibly find the most recent fossil? Why do you say so?_______________________
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ACTIVITY 2: Determine the age of fossil using the information given inside the box. Answer the guide questions
that follow.
*Adapted from Deped Grade 10 Learning Module

Hint: To determine how old the fossil is, you will add the breakdown of years of carbon-14 decay.

FOSSIL Comparison of Carbon-14 and AGE OF FOSSIL

Nitrogen-4 in sample

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Carbon- 14 Nitrogen-14

5730 5730

Carbon- 14 Nitrogen-14

5730 5730 5730

Carbon- 14 Nitrogen-14

*Adapted from Deped Grade 10 Learning Module

Guide questions:
1. What is the oldest fossil?_________________________________________________
2. Why is it important to know the age of fossil?_________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3. Can fossils be used to provide evidence for evolution? Why or why not?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

C. EXPLAIN/ ELABORATE:

Evidence from fossil records

Fossils are examples of evidences that paleontologists( person who study fossils) use in studying
evolution. They are traces of organisms that lived in the past and were preserved by natural processes or
catastrophic events. They can be remains of organisms which includes bones, teeth, shells and feces
embedded in rocks , peat, resin and ice.

Most fossils were commonly found in sedimentary rocks. They were from the hard parts of the
organisms like woody stem, bones and teeth. Another type of fossil are imprints. These are shallow external
molds left by animal or plant tissues with little or no organic materials present. Compression is the other side
with more material.

Determining the age of fossils

Paleontologists make initial estimates of the age of fossils through the position in the sedimentary
rocks. Fossils found in the bottom layer are much older than fossils found at the upper layer.

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 Relative dating is a method used to determine the age of the rocks by comparing them with the rocks
in the other layer. Fossils found at the bottom layer are assumed to be older than those on the upper layer.

Another method is through the use of radioactive isotopes such as carbon-14. Radiometric dating is a
method used to determine the age of rocks using the decay of radioactive isotopes present in rocks. All
organisms have decaying carbon-14 in it. Plants and animals that are still alive constantly replace the supply
of carbon on their body and the amount of carbon-14 in their body stays the same. When an organism dies,
carbon-14 starts to decay. Carbon dating is used to tell the age of organic materials. Art collectors use
carbon dating to determine if a piece of artwork is genuine or not.
*Adapted from Deped Grade 10 Learning Module

D. EVALUATE

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Where do we usually find fossils?

a. Igneous rock c. Black soil
b. Sedimentary rock d. Granite

2. What method is used to determine the age of rocks?

a. Carbon dating c. Comparative dating
b. Relative dating d. Radiometric dating

3. In which of the following era can the oldest fossil be found?

a. Recent c. Cambrian
b. Silurian d. Jurassic

4. Using the comparison of Carbon-14 and Nitrogen-14 in the given picture, what do you think is the age
of the fossil?
a. 5 730
b. 11 460
c. 17 190
d. 22 950

5. Which of the following statements explains how fossil provides evidence for evolution?
a. It adds beauty to the different museums in the world.
b. It shows variation among organisms using protein structure.
c. It provides scientists with pieces of evidence to determine ancestry among organisms.
d. It is a mark or evidence that shows accurate picture of how earth and its inhabitants have
changed over time.

V. REFERENCES:

Ramos and Morales-Ramos, 2004 , Exploring life through Science – Biology, Phoenix publishing house.

Deped Grade 10 Science Learning Module

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Prepared by: JOY CHRISTINE G. GABAN

T-I, GUBAT NHS

Edited by: CHIVAS S. ENDRACA ELSA E. MONCADA

T-I, GUBAT NHS T-I, GUBAT NHS

Reviewed by: LYNNAN E. PORCALLA, ELENA E. ESCOLANO

MT-I, GUBAT NHS MT-I, GUBAT NHS

DOLORES E. ENDRACA
HT-V, Science

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