Digging Up the Past

Today we're going to dig up some more information about fossils. Here are your instructions.

1. Get out a sheet of paper and a pencil.
2. Copy these questions down.

• What is a fossil?
• Where do you find fossils?
• How are fossils made?

3. In complete sentences, please post a comment on this blog answering these questions in complete sentences. You may use the links below to find the answers to the questions.

1) http://www.fossilsforkids.com/Page2.html

2) Take a look at these cool fossils.
http://www.fossilsforkids.com/Now_and_Then.html

3) Can you match the fossils?
http://www.rom.on.ca/schools/fossils/game.php

4) What kind of tools do you need to find fossils?
http://www.fossilsforkids.com/tools.html

5) Dig Into Fossils on this site:
http://ology.amnh.org/paleontology/index.html

Learning about the Rock Cycle

It seems like forever since we've blogged! Are you ready to ROCK?

Today we are going to learn about the rock cycle. Did you know rocks go through cycles? What are the steps to the rock cycle? Let's do some exploring now:

1. BrainPop: All About the Rock Cycle

2. BBC: Learning About the Rock Cycle

3. Interactive Rock Cycle

4. Rock Cycle Review

Now that you know everything about the rock cycle, you are going to draw the rock cycle diagram with your partner. You will need:

Construction paper
Colored pencils
Pencil

As you draw the rock cycle diagram, be sure to LABEL every part of the rock cycle. Enjoy!