Dig It Investigation Sheet
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Dig It! Investigation Sheet Part 1: Digging in the Tub Draw below what layers you observe when viewing the tub from the side Excavation – use string to create a coordinate grid on the top of your tub similar to the one below Data - On the chart below, indicate the location of your fossils as viewed from above (be sure write the depth, in cm, of the fossil also next to each point) Analysis – Which fossil was the oldest? How do you know? _____________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ What evidence can you gather from your excavation that the area you were digging in has changed over time?________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Daily Journal (describe below your “experience” during the dig and your scientific findings): ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Part 2: Big Dig Excavation – use string to create a coordinate grid on the top of your tub similar to the one below Data - On the chart below, indicate the location of your fossils as viewed from above (be sure write the depth, in cm, of the fossil also next to each point) Draw below what layers you believe existed in the area you were digging Analysis – Which fossil was the oldest? How do you know? _____________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ What evidence can you gather from your excavation that the area you were digging in has changed over time? ________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Daily Journal (describe below your “experience” during the dig and your scientific findings): ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________
