This particular site is part of a larger online exhibit from the Natural History Museum covering various aspects of fossils and fossil research. Here, seven types of fossils are listed and each type is given a picture representation.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.

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[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.

Describes four different kinds of fossils and how they form.

In this lesson, 4th graders will compare and understand the three types of fossils.

Learn about the different types of fossils that formed millions of years ago.

Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about how fossils form. Includes one study question.

In this lesson, students will identify three-dimensional (3-D) prints of common Indiana fossils to the kingdom, phylum, or class level. Students will observe and record the morphology of specimens and classify organisms based on their...

This interactive site will engage students' curiosity as they learn about the various types of rocks and how they are formed. Also includes a fantastic timeline, showing the formation of rocks throughout history.

Learn about the types of rocks where fossils can form.

Investigation allows students to draw conclusions about the environment of fossils made previously.

The American Geological Institute has done an excellent job of defining and explaining evolution in this online booklet. Darwin, fossils, natural selection, and change over time are some of the concepts that are covered. Make sure to see...

Learning about fossils? Select from six types of bones and proceed through the options of view, hominin, specimen, sex, age and tool marks for visual images of fossils.

This engaging game about dinosaurs allows students to analyze and interpret fossil data, as well as engage in argument from evidence. The game helps students to understand that fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that...

This informative site lists four stages in the development of coal. Different types of coal mines are explained in this site as well.

Understanding Evolution provides evidence for evolution using fossils. There are also links to lesson plans.

Learn about fossils throughout geological time. Includes images of different types of fossils.

A good introduction to different types of fossils and how they form. There are also directions for making three different models of fossils.

A slideshow and a short quiz on the types of fossil fuels we use and the impact this has on the environment.

Although this project is not based on actual fossils, you will get good practice at reconstructing an animal's skeleton from individual bones. The goal of this science project is to identify the types of prey that are consumed by owls by...

A good primer on non-renewable energy sources. Covers the overall advantages and disadvantages, and discusses the different types and their pros and cons. Includes a slideshow with captions.