Activity or Mini-Lesson

Create Your Own Marine Fossil

Ocean Exploration Trust

Students will build a connection between the ocean and the land in this build-your-own fossil activity. By engaging with fossils, students will build an understanding of the ocean and marine life through geology and paleontology. This activity also aims to incorporate art as a hands-on and creative means to immerse students in complex scientific concepts.

Objectives & learning outcomes

Students will be able to:

Learn how the ocean is connected to the land.
Understand the different types of fossils by creating ones of their own.
Learn the geologic processes that bring evidence of marine life from the bottom of the ocean to rocks on land.
Reconstruct past marine environments by studying fossil records and comparing them to the modern day.
Guide inquiry and engagement through arts and crafts to develop a tangible understanding of marine and geologic science.