3rd Grade Fossils: Clues to Past Life
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3rd Grade Fossils: Clues to Past Life Worksheet
A fossil is what is left of a living thing from long, long ago, saved in rock. This introduction to fossils teaches the three kinds third graders meet most: shells, bones, and traces such as dinosaur footprints. A smart distractor asks whether a footprint in today's mud counts, so students learn that age and rock are part of the definition.
Key Science Vocabulary
fossil, shell fossil, bone fossil, trace fossil, footprint, rock, evidence
What's Inside
- Teach box with ammonite and dinosaur track doodles
- Part A: label four fossils S (shell), B (bone), or T (trace)
- Part B: three circle the answer questions on what counts as a fossil
- Answer key and teacher note
Standards
TEKS 3.12D: identify fossils as evidence of past living organisms. Also aligned to NGSS 3-LS4-1.
Teaching Tip
Press a shell into play dough to make a mold, then compare it to a real fossil photo. Ask what makes the real one a fossil.
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