Fossil science experiment

Fun and simple science experiment for kids on how to make cast and mold fossils with pictures to show the steps.

Try this fossil experiment with gummy candy and bread to learn about how fossils and sedimentary rocks are formed. Plus- it's edible!

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.

Are you planning a third grade science lesson on how fossils form? Try this easy fossil science experiment making fossilized sponges, for 3rd grade students to simulate mineral replacement and show one of the ways that fossils are formed. This makes an ideal science activity and STEM lab when teaching about environments, survival, and fossil evidence.

Involving students in simple experiments on fossils brings the ancient past to life right before their eyes. These experiments engage students, giving them the opportunity to answer questions through experimentation.

An educational website dedicated to early childhood education and making learning fun! This post will show you how to make fossils with kids!

Learn about Charles Darwin, Evolution and Natural Selection and make your own fossils with clay and a toy dinosaur

Lessons, experiments, activities, and videos for teaching kids in third grade all about fossils. These lessons combine hands-on science with nonfiction reading and informational text to help students answer the questions 'What are fossils?' and 'What can fossils teach us?'