Activity or Mini-Lesson
Create Your Own Marine Fossil
Credit
Ocean Exploration Trust
Students will build a connection between the ocean and the land in this build-your-own fossil activity. By engaging with fossils, students will build an understanding of the ocean and marine life through geology and paleontology. This activity also aims to incorporate art as a hands-on and creative means to immerse students in complex scientific concepts.
Objectives & learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Learn how the ocean is connected to the land.
- Understand the different types of fossils by creating ones of their own.
- Learn the geologic processes that bring evidence of marine life from the bottom of the ocean to rocks on land.
- Reconstruct past marine environments by studying fossil records and comparing them to the modern day.
- Guide inquiry and engagement through arts and crafts to develop a tangible understanding of marine and geologic science.
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