fossil formations

Fossil Formations

Discover the fascinating world of fossils! 🌿 Students will learn what fossils are, how they form, and revisit the process of fossilisation. They’ll explore how the imprints of long-ago living things are preserved in rocks and practice sequencing the steps in fossil formation to deepen their understanding.

Target Grade:

Lesson Overview

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. learn what fossils are and how they are formed;
  2. recall that a fossil is the imprint in a rock of a living thing that lived a long time ago;
  3. revisit and deepen their understanding of fossilisation; and
  4. sequence the steps in fossil formation.

 

Curriculum Alignment: Year 6 Science: Evolution and inheritance:

  • recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
Last updated on: February 17, 2026

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