“Make Your Own Fossils”
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Fossils are imprints of plants and animals that died long ago and were preserved in the earth. This activity provides a hands-on method of discovering a little about how real fossils are made.

Remember it is always best to share a science activity with an adult! Things you will need

 soil

 water  wax paper

 cookie sheet

 containers (to mix soil and water)

 spoon (for stirring)  objects to stir into soil (small sea shells, pieces of wood, leaves, rocks, nuts in shells) What to do

1. Fill a container half full of soil. Mix water with soil, stirring until you have a thick consistency - mud that can be molded or shaped by hand. Stir the object or objects into the mixture.

NOTE: This activity works best with soil that has a high clay content. Very rich soil, like potting soil, will crumble too easily.

2. Pour out onto wax paper placed on a cookie sheet. Now form a mudpie, making sure that the stirred-in objects are totally concealed in the mud.

3. Place the mudpies on a window sill or outside so the sun can aid in the drying process. Let sit for a full day and overnight.

Check after 24 hours to see if it is dried throughout. If the weather is very humid, you might want to have an adult place the mudpies in an oven on low heat to finish drying.

4. When thoroughly dry, take a mudpie and carefully break it open with your hands.

5. What do the fossils look like? Your fossils were made in a day or two. Real fossils took millions of years to form. Want to do more? Take a walk along a dry creek bed. See if you can find some real fossils. Do rubbings of fossils. Read about dinosaurs and fossils. Think about places you might be able to find fossils. Online Resources to Explore

The Fossil Photo Gallery A close-up look at fossils. Berkeley Museum of Paleontology Exhibition of fossil life. A Focus on Fossils Learn all about collecting creatures from the past! A Guide to Orders of Trilobites Great informative site, check out the trading section. Amazing Fossils of the Canadian Museum of Nature Meet the dinosaurs and fossils at this museum in Ottawa, Canada.

Finding Fossils Where are the fossils? Find out now! Related books and collectibles available for purchase from Amazon.com Collecting Fossils by Weston Murray/ Parker Steve /Parker Jane Includes all the basics of fossil collecting, including tools and equipment and how to recognize fossils.

Eyewitness: Fossil by Taylor, Paul D. A photo essay about different types of fossils, from bacteria and algae to birds and mammals.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils by Thompson. Ida The first all-photographic field guide to fossils found throughout North America north of Mexico contains 474 identification pictures of fossils--sponges, corals, trilobites, shells, and many others.

Includes 15 maps and a visual key. This fossil project is from the book More Mudpies to Magnets. Publishers Gryphon House, Inc. were nice enough to let me share their articles with you.

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