A site devoted to fossils! Click on any of the main topics to access information regarding what fossils are, how they are formed, fossil collecting, student activities, fossil hunting, and even lesson plans.

An overview of the process of fossil formation over time.

For this four-part lesson, students will conduct a simulation of the coal formation process and will show the ability to do scientific inquiry. For the final project, they will use their findings they have recorded on their "Coal Fossil...

Consider the different sizes of sediment when studying fossils.

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...

A good introduction to different types of fossils and how they form. There are also directions for making three different models of fossils.

An experiment that models the natural process of petrification.