Grade 1 - A History Of The Earth

The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 7 | Fossils 131

Exercise Materials Details

Fossil Museum [Optional] Fossil dough: 1 cup
wet, used coffee grounds, ½ cup
cold coffee, ½ cup salt, 1 1/3 cups
flour, medium-sized bowl, wax
or parchment paper, wire baking
rack; toy insects, leaves, shells, or
stones.

Make homemade fossils with students by

creating impressions in dough with toy

insects, leaves, shells, or stones. Note:

You may wish to continue this activity

during Culminating Activities.

Fossils Timeline; homemade

fossils; index cards, writing tools

Create a classroom museum by having

students sort, label, and display their

homemade fossils.

Domain-Related Trade Book trade book about fossils; drawing
paper, drawing tools

Advance Preparation

Create a Plants and Animals T-Chart, using Instructional Master

7A-1 as a guide.

➶ Above and Beyond: Make copies of Instructional Master 7A-1

for students who are ready to complete this chart on their own.

Create a Fossils Timeline, using Instructional Master 7A-2 as a

guide. The Timeline should follow this order:

Image Card 10

Image Card 11

Image Card 12

Image Card 13

For the Venn Diagram, create a large Venn Diagram, using

Instructional Master 7B-1 as a guide.

➶ Above and Beyond: Make individual copies of Instructional

Master 7B-1 for students who are ready to complete this activity

on their own.

For the Fossil Museum, gather any fossils students made at

home and brought to school. [Optional] You may wish to prepare

additional fossils using the following ingredients: 1 cup wet, used

coffee grounds; ½ cup cold coffee; ½ cup salt; and 1 1/3 cups

fl our. For this activity, you will also need a medium-sized bowl,