Fossils and rocks activities

How are fossils formed? How can you group and compare rocks? Videos filmed on the beach at Lyme Regis and activity ideas.

Ages: 7-9

Topic: Rocks Living things and their habitats

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1. Introduction to the beach video

Video

Video starter introducing key questions: How do the rocks get on the beach? What is a fossil, and how does it get inside a rock? (1:37).

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2. Discovering fossils video

Video

Two presenters discover what a fossil is, how fossils get inside rocks and what fossils can tell us about living things (2:55).

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3. Discovering rocks video

Video

Two presenters explore how sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks are formed, using chocolate (2:40).

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4. Grouping and classifying rocks video

Video

Two presenters carry out an experiment to investigate and classify different groups of rock (2:29).

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Playfoam fossil activity

Worksheet

Activity introducing pupils to fossil formation.

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Identifying and classifying rocks activity

Worksheet

Reference key for identifying and classifying different types of rock

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Rocks and fossils lesson plan

Lesson idea

Lesson plan for learning about fossils, and how to identify and classify different types of rock

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Fossil card activities

Resource containing two fossil-based card matching activities, and a quiz activity sheet.

Fossil detectives activity

What do these clues tell us about how this animal lived? Ichthyosaur poster with accompanying information and activities.

Introducing evolution and inheritance

How are fossils formed and what can they tell us? Three videos filmed on the beach at Lyme Regis, a fossil quiz and lesson ideas.

Practical activity ideas (the beach)

Practical activities to help pupils explore rocks and fossils.