This investigation box includes a variety of activities that explore the topic of fossils. This investigation box is intended for fourth grade students. It is meant to connect to the Next Generation Science Standard 4-ESS1-1: Identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers for changes in a landscape over time to support an explanation for changes in a landscape over time.
There are five different activities students can complete to explore the topic. First in the investigation box, students will find an investigation box menu with the five different activities each in a separate box. As students complete a task, they are instructed to put a check in the box.
Activity 1: Scavenger Hunt for Fossil Facts
Students will search for answers to fossil facts and write their answer on the recording sheet. They will use the text, Fossils by Becky Olien to find the facts!
Activity 2: Making Imprints on Clay
Students will make imprints on clay using leaves, sticks, or seashells. After making an imprint into clay, students will be instructed to fill in the imprint with glue to demonstrate the "cast" and "mold" of fossils. When the glue has dried, students will peel back the glue shape from the clay. The glue is a "cast" of the object. The following picture shows the directions students will be asked to follow. 
Activity 3: Examining Fossils
Students will examine fossils and record what type of fossil they have in their journal.
Activity 4: Complete a Fossil Sort
Students will complete a fossil sort of pictures. They will be instructed to sort which fossils come from animals and which ones come from plants.
Activity 5: Complete a Web Quest
To discover more about fossils, students will complete a web quest to further extend their understanding of fossils. The web quest can be found HERE!
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