Fossils

Struggling with the content in this chapter? Use the following links for extra practice and help:

• Exploring Fossils and Fossil Records - Watch a brief introductory video on fossils, then explore dig sites to find them. Finally, create a paleontologist's journal based on your findings.

• Types of Fossils - This interactive from PBS Learning Media shows the different types of fossils, explains how they are formed, and details what information scientists understand as a result of studying them.

• The Megafauna - Click on various tools to excavate the fossils...but be careful - you might destroy them if you choose the wrong tool!

• Dino Dig Game - In this game from TVOKids, click on the map to start digging, then help the archaeologists uncover the fossils out in the field, and finally, take them back to the lab to rebuild the dinosaur.

• DinoMight - Watch this video from Sheppard Software to see how fossils are made (there are games you can play, too!).

• Layers of Time - Play this game from the American Museum of Natural History to see how fossils help us understand geologic time.

• Use this link to practice finding the relative age of rock layers.

Having trouble writing your Trace Fossil Story? Try these links to help you.

• Databases - If you need to find more information about your dinosaurs, you can find accurate information here. Click on "kids", then choose either elementary or middle school.

• Predator/Prey Relationships - Need help writing your trace fossil story? Visit this page to read about predator/prey interactions between dinosaurs in various periods of Earth's history.