Dive into the world of paleontology with this engaging,  homeschool unit study designed for grades 3–6. Students will take on the role of fossil detectives, exploring body fossils, trace fossils, and soft tissue fossils through hands-on activities like dinosaur excavations, fossil puzzle hunts, making salt dough dinosaur bones, creating trace fossils with plaster of Paris, and even excavating insects preserved in “amber.”
 
Children will observe, hypothesize, and record discoveries just like real paleontologists, uncovering clues about how ancient animals lived, ate, and survived. Perfect for homeschool co-ops, classroom enrichment, or curious young scientists at home.
 
Includes:
Step-by-step lesson plans
Clue charts and field note cards
Fossil puzzle guides
Journal prompts and cut-outs
Hands-on experiments and art activities
 
Bring the past to life and inspire your young learners to think like paleontologists!