Investigations in Science 7 – May 17, 2019

Coming Up:

 Owl Pellets 
 Relative Dating

Dates:

 May 23 – Music Concert – Sherwood HS at 7:00 pm

 May 24 – Outsiders Day
 May 27 – No School
 June 11 – Fun Day
 June 14 – Last Day of School/Early Dismissal

What we did this week:

Monday, the students finished creating their timeline of Earth’s history.
Their timeline is 5 meters long!
Tuesday, we started learning about the different types of fossils. The 5
types are molds, casts, carbon films, trace fossils, and petrified fossils. Petrified
fossils are when an animal is trapped in amber, frozen in ice, trapped in tar,
etc. This type of fossil was the premise for the movie Jurassic Park (the mosquito
that bit the dinosaur and then was found in amber).
Wednesday through Friday, groups started a quick fossil lab. Using clay,
glue, and an object (shells, shark’s teeth) students first created a mold fossil and
then start the process of creating a cast fossil. A mold is the indentation of the
fossil and the cast is created when it is filled in. The glue will fill in the mold and
then sit over a few days. The cast will then be removed from the clay and they will
be able to keep their fossil. We analyzed pictures of fossils to try to determine
what type of fossils they were by completing a gallery walk. We also completed a
foldable to practice with the different types of fossils.

Have a great weekend!