FOSSIL MATRIX PREPARATION

• Includes forming teams and assigning team names

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• Solving mathematical problems

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• Sifting of the matrix

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FOSSIL

INVESTIGATION

• Searching and identifying fossils and interesting specimens from the large sieve

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• Using digital microscopes and hand lenses for observation and classification

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• Packaging of findings for the lab

MICRO FOSSIL INVESTIGATION

• Searching and identifying fossils and interesting specimens from the small sieve

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• Using stereo microscopes and hand lenses for observation and classification

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• Packaging of findings for the lab

FOSSIL MATRIX PREPARATION

• Triple Beam Balance

• 150 ML beaker

• 2 large paper plates

• 10 mesh and 35 mesh sieves

• Task card "Massing your matrix sample"

• 6 (5 gallon) buckets for water (fill to first line)

• Matrix in a bucket with scooper (matrix must be slushy and not dry otherwise, fossils will break)

FOSSIL

INVESTIGATION

• Sieved dry material from larger sieve

• Two small paper plates (for color separation)

• Toothpicks

• Hand lens

• Digital microscope

• Eppendorf tube

• Ziplock bag

• Student information sheet

• iPad

• Identification charts

• Task card "Observation & Classification"

MICRO FOSSIL

INVESTIGATION

• Sieved dry material from smaller sieve

• Small paper plates

• Petri dish

• Toothpicks

• Stereo microscope 

• Eppendorf tube

• Ziplock bag

• Student information sheet

• Identification charts