We started our Fossils project for Science Blast in October.
Firstly we read about fossils and asked and answered questions about them.
Next we used our new Excavation Kits to work like a palaeontologist. We demonstrated great patience and took great care as we excavated 8 fossils from our block in groups. The fossils we found are from millions of years ago. They include a corax shark tooth, a mosasaur tooth a shark vertebra and many more.
Next we made our own fossils.
https://www.nps.gov/flfo/learn/kidsyouth/make-your-own-fossils.htm
During Science Week we made our own fossils, linking in with procedural writing in English.
We mixed flour, salt, used coffee grounds and water in a bowl. We placed leaves and sticks (our items to fossilise) on a sheet of tin-foil. We poured our
mixture over each item. We left them in the window to dry.
We predicted that the sediment would dry and that an imprint of the leaves/sticks would be left on the mixture.
We read about fossils in Ireland and researched the Valentia Tetrapod Trackway on Valentia Island.
We explored articles and videos about the Old Croghan Man and the Derry Bog Woman. We decided to focus on the Iron Age as both these bodies dated back to that period.
Old Croghan Man Facts for Kids
We created our own mini-projects in pairs about the Iron Age.
