Fossils anchor chart

Fossils: Evidence of the Past Anchor Chart

Students need to know the sequence of how fossils are formed. Used pictures from brainpop.

We are currently studying fossils and dinosaurs as we are reading “The Enormous Egg”, by Oliver Butterworth. We made these Four Types of Fossils Models. Each student needed one individu…

Fossil Fuel Formation Anchor Chart

We wrapped up our two weeks of dinosaur research by reading and learning about fossils. The kiddos learned that fossils do not always have to be dinosaur bones. SHOCKING! You should have seen my kiddos faces when they learned that fact. After completing our What Are Fossils? anchor chart we decided to make trace fossils. The kiddos mixed salt, flour, coffee grounds, and coffee to make a dirt like dough. We then took little plastic dinosaurs, sticks, and leaves to make trace imprints. Once I…

Acrostic Vocababulary Strategy for FOSSILS, from another pinner. I do this also, such as FISH = F (fins) I (in water) S (scales) H (have a backbone) ... really works!

Are you a 3rd grade teacher looking for NGSS aligned activities to teach your students about fossil evidence, the fossil record, types of fossils, and the geologic time scale? In this post you'll find lesson ideas, STEM activities, science experiments, and more for teaching environments, survival, and fossil evidence in third grade science.

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Fossil fuel formation anchor chart