Fossils

Read the nonfiction book Fossils by Becky Olien and use text features to gain information about fossils. Then have partners or small groups discuss what they read. 

Instructions for two terrific ancient history lessons for your primary paleontologists are provided in this resource. The first involves the creation of fossil cast replicas using plaster of Paris. The directions are detailed, but the...

Students acquire a general knowledge of fossils and paleontology, the study of evidence of life in the past and identify the major invertebrate groups (phyla) commonly found in the fossil record.

Students study different animals and plants that have been fossilized, and the time involved. They recognize how scientific information is gathered and is always changing. Afterward, they make replicas of fossils with found-object...

Students explore energy production by participating in a class discussion. In this renewable energy lesson, students discuss the differences between solar, coal, wind and fossil fuel energy sources and why some are better for the...

Students examine how evidence from fossils can be used in paleogeographic interpretation. They gain experience in developing multiple hypotheses.

Young scholars gain understanding of how a fossil is formed and why they are so important.  In this fossil lesson students create their own fossils.

Students watch a demonstration on how to make a fossil. They define the word fossil and measure and mix the dough to make their own fossil print. They disover how one can use fossils to gather information about the past and share their...

Students read a news article that describes scientists finding a fossil of a T. Rex relative in China. They view a picture of the G. wuccai. They respond to the reading using details and by revisiting the anticipation set of questions.

Students use images from Pics4Learning to study fossils. They make their own fossils using clay and plaster of paris. After a lecture/demo, students use their own hands, rocks or shells to make their fossil.