Starter quiz
- Which of these are living things?
- sheep ✓
- mug
- wool
- ladybird ✓
- daffodil ✓
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- Which of these are not living things?
- oak tree
- kettle ✓
- hat ✓
- lizard
- plastic bottle ✓
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- Rock is a solid material that occurs naturally in ...
- 'Earth' ✓
- Which of these are types of rock?
- slate ✓
- rubber
- limestone ✓
- sandstone ✓
- plastic
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- Which of these images show that weathering has occurred?
- seashore ✓
- building ✓
- sun
- snow
- ______ is when land is worn away by natural forces, such as water or wind, and transported to another location.
- 'Erosion' ✓
Exit quiz
- Where would you hunt for a fossil?
- in the sky
- on an animal
- inside a tree
- on the ground ✓
- on a bus
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- Fossils are the preserved remains of things that lived ...
- a week ago
- a year ago
- 100 years ago
- 1000 years ago
- over 10,000 years ago ✓
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- Fossils can be formed from which of these things?
- things that have never been alive
- animals ✓
- things that have been alive ✓
- plants ✓
- litter
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- True or false? Every living thing that dies becomes a fossil.
- True
- False ✓
- Some fossils are formed by an ______ of parts of living things, like bones, feathers, shells or leaves.
- 'imprint' ✓
- We sometimes use ______ to show how fossils are formed in different ways because we can't experience this first hand.
- 'models' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Fossils tell us about things that lived over 10,000 years ago.
- Fossils can be formed from different plants and animals.
- Not every living thing that dies becomes a fossil.
- Some fossils are formed by an imprint of parts of living things, like bones, feathers, shells or leaves.
- Models can be used to show how fossils are formed in different ways.
Common misconception
Fossils are pieces of dead animals and plants and children often think that only dinosaurs make fossils.
By modelling and discussing fossil formation in various ways, children will understand how fossils are formed.
Keywords
Fossil - A fossil is the remains or imprint of living things that are sometimes preserved in rock.
Decay - Living things decay when they die, meaning they gradually break down and rot away.
Sediment - Sediment is a solid material that can be moved and deposited in a new location.
Pressure - Pressure is a force pressing on an area.
Imprint - An imprint is a mark on a surface that has occurred by pressing something into it.
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