Name: ______________________ Date: __________ Fossils Web Quest
Use the links from Mrs. Maloney’s website to complete the following web quest.
A. Click >Learning Zone Fossils > What is a fossil? > How do fossils form?
Directions: Place numbers 1-5 next to the steps to show the correct order of fossil formation.
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Minerals crystallize inside the mould and a cast is formed.
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An animal dies; its skeleton settles on the sea floor and is buried
by sediment.
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The fossil is exposed on the Earth's surface.
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The skeleton dissolves and a mould is formed.
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The sediment surrounding the skeleton thickens and begins to
turn to stone.
B. Click >Learning Zone Fossils > What is a Fossil? > Different Types of Fossils
Different Types of fossils
1. ____________________________, are the fossilized remains of an animal or
plant, like bones, shells and leaves. These can be mould and cast fossils, like
most of the fossilized dinosaur skeletons and big bones we see, replacement
fossils, like petrified wood, or whole body fossils - mammoths caught in ice,
or insects trapped in amber.
2. The second type of fossil records the activity of an animal. Known as
_______________________________, these include footprints, track ways,
and coprolites (fossil poo!).
C. Click>Fossil Activities > Burying Bodies
1. Click the dead beast to pick it up and then drag it onto different parts of the
picture. Click again to select that area.
Which area would be the best for forming fossils?
O A. Lava Flow
O B. Open Exposed Area
O C. Muddy River Estuary
O D. Base of a Crumbling Cliff
Explain why the area you choose is the best for forming fossils?
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D. Click>Fossil Videos
Click on one of the videos on this page. Write an IVF sentence to summarize what
the video was about. Identify the name of the clip you watched, choose a verb
(explained, taught, shows) and finish your thought.
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