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Now I wanted to make the fossils as realistic as possible, so I made this coffee-playdough again for us to use. Our aim was to make the following fossils:
- original preservation (entire organism preserved)
- petrified fossils (porous organisms turned into stones)
- mould and casts
- tracks and trails
![Fossil Type: Mould and Casts Fossil Type: Mould and Casts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jH-z6aNKQ14/V2_wq7RSDeI/AAAAAAAAV9M/VqqOdnq36Jg/DSC_1265_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
Mavi first made the "Mould and Casts" type. This type is a more popular and known type of fossil and way easier to replicate.
![Fossil Type: Mould and Casts Fossil Type: Mould and Casts](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-i8yqPOLtyRA/V2_wsI0wGjI/AAAAAAAAV9U/W0kY2TZ60Yo/Montessori%252520Fossil%2525203_thumb.png?imgmax=800)
Here’s an imprint of a fern and the tracks of dinosaur for the "Tracks and Trails" type.
![Fossil Type: Tracks and Trails Fossil Type: Tracks and Trails](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eKwJAozBe_w/V2_wtQSMUgI/AAAAAAAAV9o/n4Cn-dQzEWI/Montessori%252520Fossil%2525202_thumb.png?imgmax=800)
For the “Original Preservation” type of fossil, we had his mammoth toy frozen in ice inspired by this discovery of a baby mammoth in Siberia. For "Petrified Fossils" type, we examined his dinosaur skeletons if they match the description of the said fossil type.
![Fossil Types Fossil Types](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v7TIYmyJx3E/V2_wuaPBCKI/AAAAAAAAV9w/axFaO_T7jI4/MontessoriFossil01_thumb.png?imgmax=800)
Later on Vito joined us and they made more "Mould and Casts" fossils using our air dry clay and even painted their own creations!
![DIY Fossils Using Air Dry Clay DIY Fossils Using Air Dry Clay](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SXnv_fz57RA/V2_wvf78D6I/AAAAAAAAV98/72IGrC9Op98/DSC_1024_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800)
We used a lot of learning materials and research for this study, so I made Mavi some “notes” ahead of time to read so he can fully participate in the activity.
Materials used in this activity:
- Safari Ltd Dinosaur Skulls TOOB
- Assorted Dinosaur Fossil Skeleton 6-7" Figures
- Safari Ltd Carnivorous Dinos TOOB
- Fossils Tell of Long Ago (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) (Bookdepository)
- Playmobil Woolly Mammoth with Baby
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Awesome job!
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