Ms. Burt's Class Fossil Presentation
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Fossils are the remains or imprints of plants and animals that lived long ago. They can be found in high mountains, underwater, in deserts, and on beaches. When fossil hunting, it is important to never go alone, especially if you are new, and to never go during bad weather. Proper tools for fossil hunting include shovels, hammers, sifters, whiskbrooms, and dynamite when used carefully.
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- 3. What are fossils #3 They are stone
- 4. Remains of dead plant or animals
- 5. Two rules are to never go alone especially if you are new and never go for fossil hunting when it is bad weather
- 6. Fossils are imprints or remains of something that lived long ago.
- 7. By Matthew High mountains, underwater, in the desert,and on the beaches.
- 8. By Bailey Shovels , hammers, sifters , whiskbrooms , and dynamite.
- 9. By:kaiuan Hammer, shovel, dynamite, sweeper,sifters
- 11. Shovel, sweeper, Rock hammer, broom, and sledge hammer.
- 15. 4 Places Fossils Can Be Found Fossils can be found in the mountains, underwater, in the desert, and on beaches!!!
- 16. 4#WHAT ARE SAFETY RULE Pick up a tool carefully
- 17. Answer: The Capital beach [capital, California.] Beach creek sand dollar site[ Scotts valley, California.] And Bardstown Reef Formation[ Taylorsville, Kentucky.]
- 18. Fossils are the remains of imprints left by plants or animals that lived long ago.
- 19. Fossils are imprints or remains of something that lived long ago.
Editor's Notes
- A fossil is a living thing from long ago like the dineasors