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Fossils practice
This 3rd-grade resource helps students explore fossil formation, types, and what they reveal through questions on definitions, processes, and classifications. Students arrange steps of fossil formation in sequential order and identify multiple fossil types.
By Edform · Science · Grade 3 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New
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Questions
- Which of these is the best definition of a fossil?
- What must usually happen for a plant or animal to become a fossil?
- Which of these are types of fossils? Select all that apply.
- Put the steps of fossil formation in the correct order.
- Match each fossil type to its description.
- Fill in the blank with the correct word.
- Choose the best word to complete the sentence.
- Sort each item as something fossils can tell us or cannot tell us.
- Decide if each statement about fossils is true or false.
- What is the name for a scientist who studies fossils?
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