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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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  • Engaging classroom centers
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  • Fun, not boring drills
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fossil formationfossil fuelssedimentary processesearth scienceNGSS sciencegeological processes

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