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Fossils Pre-Visit Activities (Grades 2-5)

If you are planning to participate in the Fossils Program during a Museum visit, please thoroughly review the with your students. We have also compiled a catalog of related activities which can be included in a Fossils unit of study.


 * __[[file:Mystery Bag.pdf|Mystery Bag:]]__ Introduce your fossil unit, with this fun activity.
 * __[[file:What Do Fossils Tell Us.pdf|What Do Fossils Tell Us?:]]__ Students will understand that fossils are clues to life in the past and will be able to explain two different ways fossilization occurs. Students will identify which body parts of an animal are commonly left behind by fossilization. Students will be able to demonstrate the importance of fossils to our knowledge of past life by listing facts about an animal solely based upon its fossil record.
 * __[[file:Fossil Rock Radio.pdf|Fossil Rock Radio:]]__ Use your imagination and knowledge about fossils to present a radio program.
 * [[file:Fossil Adventure 1.pdf|Fossil Adventure:]] Students discover the different types of fossils and how they are formed by creating their own Fossil Adventure booklet.
 * [[file:Fossils KWL.pdf|Fossil K-W-L Chart:]] Prior to beginning your fossils unit, ask students what they **K**now about fossils, and what they want to **L**earn about fossils. During the unit, students can tell you what they have **L**earned about fossils.
 * [[file:Fossil Questions.pdf|Fossil Questions:]] Prior to beginning your fossils unit, ask students to answer the True/False statements on the Fossil Questions worksheet. During the unit, ask students to validate their answers with a statement when they discover the correct answers to the questions.
 * [[file:State Fossils.pdf|State Fossils:]] Students research and identify a state fossil.
 * [[file:Fossil Websites.pdf|Fossil Websites:]] There's a plethora of information out there! Here's a start!