Innovating Science® - Fossils: How Do They Form?

Teach students about the importance of fossils and how they form with a fun hands-on activity that simulates the formation of cast-and-mold fossils.
This kit includes enough materials for 15 groups of students, a Teacher's Manual, and a Student Study Guide copymaster.

Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*
Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS1.C; LS4.A
Performance Expectations: 2-ESS1-1; 3-LS4-1
Cross Cutting Concepts: Patterns; Stability and Change; Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
Engineering Practices: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions; Developing and Using Models; Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Kit Contents:
Vegetable Oil, 15 mL
Plaster Powder, 100 g
Clay, 375 g
15 Plastic Cups, 5 oz
15 Medicine Cups
15 Spoons
15 Shells
Toothpicks, Pack of 100

DOT Info:
Non-Regulated.

*"Next Generation Science Standards" is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards was involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

Innovating Science® products are For Laboratory Use Only