Tools Paleontologists use

What would these items be used for in the field?

• playing tic tac toe

• solving a math question

• taking notes and sketches about what they found

• A map of the world

Fill in the blank: The image is used for ______.

• Digging on the hard ground.

• removing a tree

• racing

• playing

What are the items in the pictures used for?

• arts and crafts

• protecting and moving fossils

• fixing a broken chair

• All of the above

Fill in the blank: A ______ is used for storing or transporting large items.

• Crate

• Envelope

• Basket

• Bag

What is the tool shown in the image used for gripping and bending objects?

• Hammer

• Pliers

• Screwdriver

• Wrench

Magnifying Glass, X-Ray and Microscope are used to examine fossils more ________.

• closely

• quickly

• easily

• carefully

Brush and Pick are used to _______.

• remove rock and dust bits

• paint a wall

• comb hair

• write on a chalkboard

Cameras are used to _______.

• take a picture of the fossil

• cook food

• build houses

• paint pictures