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Archeologists For a Day

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Students listen to a reading about fossils and go on a hunt for items with fossil characteristics.  In this cross curricular fossil lesson, students will examine their fossil finds and create a graphic organizer.  Students listen to Fossils, a musical piece and try to determine what fossils might sound like. Students make fossil imprints.

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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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