FOSSILS

            Students of all ages will be amazed by the quality of the fossil replicas available in this kit.  Because the specimens are replicas, they may be handled by inquisitive students.  Students’ natural fascination with dinosaurs will be greatly augmented when they are introduced to this remarkable kit.  California content Standards indicate that this kit is particularly appropriate for seventh grade.

Contents include:
Fossil replicas, lifelike, 1:1 scale:  Nanosaurous rex foot print cast; saber tooth cat tooth; baby mastodon jaw; mini-dinosaur skull; duckbill coprolite; duckbill skin cast; Tyrannosaurus rex skull; Tyrannosaurus rex tooth; Tyrannosaurus rex brain; dinosaur toe bone; tar.   Similar fossil replicas may be included.
La Brea Tar Pits story, 16 full color, 26x33 cm ((11x13 in) plates with captions and background information
Transparencies, 12, full color, insect classification and characteristics; teaching guide
Fossil mold forms: 12
Notebook with Fossilworks Lesson Plans, mold casting directions, and specific fossil information
Fossil cards with positional drawings and specific, upper level, information

Books include (n.b. all books are highly illustrated):
Fossils and Prehistoric Life, Milliken Publishing, with 12 full-color transparencies (see above) and matching teaching units with reproducible worksheets and assessments.  Written for grades 4/5-9, the book discusses the formation of fossils, the geological time scale in general, carboniferous swamp life, and life in individual eras.
Fossil, Eyewitness Books.  The story of fossils in close-up – how they are formed and what they reveal about life on ancient Earth
Familiar Fossils of North America (Audobon Society Pocket Guide).  Descriptions, identification, geologic age, range, average measurements
Los Fósiles Nos Hablan del Pasado, a read-aloud book in Spanish. Formation, age, climate patterns, basic information

LEARNING STYLES ADDRESSED by FOSSILS INCLUDE:

Visual-spatial – The kit contains many visual features including fossil specimen replicas, illustrated books and full-color, in-depth transparencies. Visual learners will enjoy painting their fossil molds realistically.
Verbal-linguistic – Shared orally or in written format, background information provides much detail. 
Physical-kinesthetic – The opportunity for tactile learners to handle the realistic fossil replicas will encourage learning in this group.  Mold casting is another means for tactile learners to succeed.
Logical-mathematical – These learners will be fascinated with the time-frame numbers.  They should be able to adjust water/plaster ratios with ease.
Interpersonal – Students will find many things to discuss and share.  The activities are appropriate for group work.   
Solitary-intrapersonal – The intrapersonal learner can learn by reading or solitary projects work

CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARDS of FOSSILS