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Fossil Formation

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A fossil is worth a thousand words! Individuals craft their own amber fossil of an insect in addition to molds and casts of seashells. A third activity takes the lesson a notch higher: Learners measure stride lengths between tracks and traveling speed to calculate dimensionless speed. Then, paper dinosaur tracks are laid out for them to perform the same calculations with. In a final activity, take the class outdoors to make casts of actual animal tracks. Use this lesson to enrich your earth history curriculum.

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animal tracks, animals, dinosaurs, fossils

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animal tracks, dinosaur, fossil, amber, cast fossil, mold fossil, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
3 days
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Collaborative Learning
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