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Students explore fossils by participating in an in class experiment. In this archaeology instructional activity, students utilize dough and classroom objects to create fossil imprints after hiding the toy/fossil in the dough egg. Students categorize the eggs in class from smallest to largest.

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1st - 4th
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Science
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3 hrs
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