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E X C AVAT I O N K I T
REAL
FOSSILS
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4th Edition 2017
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- Page 1 E X C AVAT I O N K I T REAL FOSSILS Contents 4th Edition 2017 © 2014, 2017 Franckh-Kosmos Verlags- GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart This work, including all its parts, is copyright protected. Any use outside the specific limits of the copyright law without the consent of the publisher is prohibited and punishable by law.
- Page 2 Dear Parents! Please provide your child with assistance and support when digging out the fossils. Before starting the experiments, read through the manual together and be sure to follow it. That way, nothing will stand in the way of a successful dig. Please be careful not to let any parts of the kit get into the hands of small children, especially the plaster pieces that are left over after excavating the fossils.
- Page 3 Excavating 3. Start your excavation in any square that you like. First soak the sponge with water in the bowl. Then place the sponge on a square and carefully squeeze out the water. 4. The water will turn the plaster in the square quite soft, so you can easily scrape off the surface with the chisel.
- Page 4 Digging Deeper HOW FOSSILS ARE MADE When animals die, scavengers eat their remains or they decay over time. Only in very rare cases are their bones or imprints saved. This may happen, for example, when they become embedded in sludge, which can preserve the remains well due to its low oxygen content.
- Page 5 Keeping and Displaying Your Fossils There are many ways of displaying the fossils that you have dug up. For example, you can place them in a display case on a piece of black or white paper or a piece of black velvet. Real fossil collectors, though, save their treasures individually in small boxes and also label them with their...
- Page 6 5. Unfold the two sides again and then do the same with the other two sides. 6. Unfold the sheet and cut along the lines shown in red. 7. Now you can label the side section. Fold up the lower corner, and write the name of the specimen in the proper place as shown.
- Page 7 Check It Out EARTH’S HISTORY — SHORTENED TO A YEAR Earth is an inconceivable 4.6 billion years old. Even if you were just to try counting that high, you would have to keep counting without a break for 146 years. But you can understand Earth’s history better by thinking of it shortened to a year.
- Page 8 The Fossils from Your Kit...
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