This concise introduction to the life of the past as revealed through fossils, is an invaluable and enjoyable guide which includes:
• Descriptions of the typical plants and animals of major geological eras
• Maps showing where fossils can be found
• The history of the development of life on earth
• Full-color illustrations
Life of the past as revealed through fossils. 481 illustrations.
The 21 plastic fossils and detailed Laboratory Manual in this kit will let your students become practicing paleontologists. Kit conveys importance of fossil study to investigations in geology, history, mapping, and stratigraphic correlation. Grades 7-12.
36" x 24" full color laminated poster.
Fossils were a mystery for thousands of years; then a few pioneering scientists realized that they were the remains or traces of once-living organisms.
Well-known bone-type fossils are actually rocks, the result of a process called mineralization in which minerals replace decaying tissue. This process is shown and explained. All of the other fossil types are also explored.
The rarity of fossils is dramatically presented, and strange things sometimes mistaken for fossils are identified. There’s an introduction to fossil expeditions and a summary of how fossils contribute to our understanding of the earth and life on it.
There is an especially helpful section on the relationships between fossils and geology. It covers the principle of original horizontality, the law of superimposition, the principle of faunal succession, the geological time scale, index fossils, relative dating, and absolute dating.
All of this is conveyed through detailed illustrations showing the processes, excellent photographs of representative specimens, and interesting and informative captions. This poster is a great aid to museum interpretive programs and is extremely beneficial in the study of both life and earth sciences.
This completely revised multi-color chart depicts the entire geologic time scale with most current geologic dating information. Representative fossils from the corresponding geologic periods are mounted on the chart. New larger chart size, 18" x 24" and comes with a wood frame. Grades 6-12. Ages 11-18.
Students learn to identify different fossils after digging them out of a gravel mixture. Kit contains 1 lb. bag of gravel mixture with 12 real fossils (2 each of 6 different) and corresponding large identified specimens, magnifier, forceps, and Teachers Guide in storage box. Grades 6-12. Ages 11-18.
Fascinate your students with the study of fossils. Kit contains 10 sets of 21 plastic reproduction fossils that students can measure, identify, and classify according to geologic era using the included fossil key. Grades 6-12.
Fascinate your students with the study of fossils. Kit contains 5 sets of 21 plastic reproduction fossils that students can measure, identify, and classify according to geologic era using the included fossil key. Grades 6-12.