You will need:
- One cup used coffee grounds
- Half a cup of cold coffee
- One cup of plain flour
- Half a cup salt
- Mixing bowl
- Wax paper
- Objects with which to make ‘fossils’
Mix the ingredients together and knead the dough until soft.
Spread the dough onto wax paper and cut round shapes using a knife, jar, glass or cookie cutter.
Press objects into the soft dough to make ‘fossil’ impressions.
The dough can be left to harden overnight.
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Why Does This Happen
The impression can be of a bone, skin, egg fragment or tooth. Once the mud hardens into stone the impression is preserved, hopefully avoiding erosion from water and wind so that paleontologists get to look at the impression.
Dinosaurs aren’t the only fossils found in rocks. All manner of living things can be found if you know where to look. Try going for a walk along a rocky headland next time you’re at the beach. If you look into these rocks you can often find impressions of ancient marine organisms.
From fossil formation to teeth and skin, the Digging Dinosaurs workshop has your unit on dinosaurs covered!
Get in touch with FizzicsEd to find out how we can work with your class.
Digging Dinosaurs
Years K to 6
Maximum 30 students
School Workshop
60 or 90 minutes
Online Class Available
STEM Full Day Accelerator - Primary
Designed from real classroom experiences, this modular day helps you create consistently effective science learning that directly address the new curriculum with easily accessible and cost-effective materials.
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