Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Types of Fossils
This particular site is part of a larger online exhibit from the Natural History Museum covering various aspects of fossils and fossil research. Here, seven types of fossils are listed and each type is given a picture representation.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Fossil Formation Fun
In this instructional activity, 4th graders will compare and understand the three types of fossils.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Fossilization
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Fossilization
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Fossilization
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Fossilization
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Identifying 3 D Fossil Prints [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will identify three-dimensional (3-D) prints of common Indiana fossils to the kingdom, phylum, or class level. Students will observe and record the morphology of specimens and classify organisms based on their...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Fossilization Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about how fossils form. Includes one study question.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Types of Fossils
Describes four different kinds of fossils and how they form.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Biology: Evolution: How to Become a Fossil
Learn about what a fossil is, the different types that scientists use for study, and processes that form them. [2:57]
American Geosciences Institute
American Geological Institute: Evolution and the Fossil Record
The American Geological Institute has done an excellent job of defining and explaining evolution in this online booklet. Darwin, fossils, natural selection, and change over time are some of the concepts that are covered. Make sure to see...
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Fossil Evidence
Understanding Evolution provides evidence for evolution using fossils. There are also links to lesson plans.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:4 Investigation 3 Examining Your Fossil
Investigation allows students to draw conclusions about the environment of fossils made previously.
Other
E Fossils: Comparative Anatomy
Learning about fossils? Select from six types of bones and proceed through the options of view, hominin, specimen, sex, age and tool marks for visual images of fossils.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:4 Investigation 1 Identify & Compare Fossils
Fourth graders will look at different items to see if they can recognize fossils.
Other
Earth Science Australia: Coal Types, Formation and Methods of Mining
This informative site lists four stages in the development of coal. Different types of coal mines are explained in this site as well.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Kinds of Fossils Are There?
Learn about the different types of fossils that formed millions of years ago.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Energy, Light and Sound: Fossil Fuels
A slideshow and a short quiz on the types of fossil fuels we use and the impact this has on the environment.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Encyclopedic Entry: Non Renewable Energy
A good primer on non-renewable energy sources. Covers the overall advantages and disadvantages, and discusses the different types and their pros and cons. Includes a slideshow with captions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Get Some Practice at 'Fossil' Reconstruction With Owl Pellets
Although this project is not based on actual fossils, you will get good practice at reconstructing an animal's skeleton from individual bones. The goal of this science project is to identify the types of prey that are consumed by owls by...
Other
Virtual Fossil Museum: Fossils Across Geological Time and Evolution
Learn about fossils throughout geological time. Includes images of different types of fossils.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Fossils Moldy Oldies
A good introduction to different types of fossils and how they form. There are also directions for making three different models of fossils.