Fossils

What is a fossil?

• Rock with a picture on it.

• Preserved remains of an animal.

• Animals in a cage.

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What does preserved mean?

• An animal.

• Burying something into the ground.

• To keep or save something from being ruined or losing it.

How do we find fossils?

• Digging into Earth

• Cooking them

• Buying them at the store.

What is a Paleontologist?

• Someone who likes animals.

• Studies the fossils that are discovered while digging.

• Likes to study trees.

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What does the word prehistoric mean?

• Something that occurred a long time ago.

• Something that is happening right now.

• History textbook

When an animal is extinct what does that mean?

• Still alive

• There are only a few of that animal left.

• The animal is completely gone from Earth.

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Can plants be fossils?

• True

• False

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What is one new thing you learned about fossils today?

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Why do we preserve animals to make fossils?

• To understand how these animals used to live.

• To do show and tell with the fossil.

• So we can keep the animal as a pet.

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