How are Fossil Formed? Game
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Grades
3
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5
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This learning resource is available in interactive and printable formats. The interactive worksshet can be played online and assigned to students. The Printable PDF version can be downloaded and printed for completion by hand.
Sort these words into categories based on how fossils and fossil fuels are formed over time.
Fossil FormationFuel FormationTime Evidenceburied bonesmineral replacementpreserved printssediment layersdead plantscoal seamsdecomposed animalsoil depositsgas pocketspressure heatrock layerscompressed remainsABOUT THIS GAME
This comprehensive word sort activity helps Grade 3 students understand the formation of fossils and fossil fuels. Students categorize 12 different terms into three categories: Fossil Formation, Fuel Formation, and Time Evidence. The activity demonstrates how organic materials transform over millions of years through various geological processes. Students learn about the conditions necessary for both fossil preservation and fossil fuel development, while understanding the role of time in these natural processes
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Workybooks
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RELATED TAGS
fossil formation
fossil fuels
sedimentary processes
earth science
NGSS science
geological processes
