SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!

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Welcome back to class everyone! We’re talking about old things today! Are you ready to talk about fossils?

Today’s Science Word of the Week is Fossil: a fossil is a preserved animal or plant. A fossil must be 10,000 years old. There are two kinds of fossils- body and trace. A body fossil is the actual remains (ex. bones and eggs). A trace fossil is the remains of activity, like a footprint or imprint.

Fossils give scientist great information on ancient animals, plants and habitats! Scientists who study fossils are called paleontologists.

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One of our favorite fossils is Sue the T Rex at the Chicago Field Museum! She is the most complete T Rex ever found!

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