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Fossils! Science based Teachers resources, games, videos, and more, all mapped to the Australian curriculum and suitable for primary and secondary students. What's not to dig?

Scattered right across the Australian landscape are little-known sites where fossils of fascinating animals that once roamed Earth can be found. A new and insightful book for primary school children, From Dinosaurs to Diprotodons, takes readers on an exploratory journey to discover some of these places and the remarkable fossils that have been unearthed there.

Lesson objective

In this lesson students:

• explore information about the role of geologists in science
• discuss introductory information about rocks and the rock cycle
• identify rock features in their school yard and/or local community areas
• are introduced to the terms ‘sedimentary’, ‘igneous’, ‘metamorphic’, ‘weathering’ and ‘erosion’.

How to Make Dinosaur Fossils Using Salt Dough

1. Ingredients. 1 cup salt. ...
2. Instructions. Combine salt, flour, and water in a small bowl or dish. ...
3. When the dough forms, pinch off small fistfuls to shape into flattened rounds, similar to the shape and size of a cookie. Press your dinosaur toy into the dough. ...
4. Repeat step 2 with each dinosaur.