Fossils -Inspire Science - Grade 3 - Unit 3B

How are fossils formed?

• When an animal's remains are preserved in rock

• When an animal's remains move to a new place over time

• When an animal's bones are exposed to air

Where are fossils usually discovered?

• In a museum

• Underneath the ground

• On top of a mountain

True or false: Sea creatures are the most commonly found fossils.

• True

• False

True or false: A fossil is the bones of an animal

• True

• False

The whole species of a living thing is no longer living. What word matches this defintion?

• migrate

• adapt

• extinct

What can fossils tell us about the past environment?

• What colour birds were alive at that time

• That it was once underwater

What kind of environment is this fossil from?

• An area that was once covered in ice

• A desert

• A forest or rain forest

What can we learn from this fossil?

• This dinosaur lived in an environment where there was a lot of smaller animals to eat.

• This dinosaur lived in an underwater environment.

• What colour skin this dinosaur had

Which of the following is a type of trace fossil?

• A mummy

• Volcanic rock

• Footprints

What is an example of a trace fossil?

• a skeleton

• a footprint

• an insect