Learning objectives
Knowledge
- To describe the process of fossil formation.
Working scientifically
- To present research on fossil formation.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can list the different factors that break
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National curriculum
Science
Rocks
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
British values
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Arrange the class into pairs and provide each pair with a whiteboard and pen. Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Rock identification and ask the pairs to use their results table from the Activity: Rock comparison (from Lesson 1: Rocks: Appearance) to identify the rock from the description and picture provided. Explain that they should…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could view the Pupil video: Fossil formation additional times while they create their own film; could use the diagram of fossil formation in the Knowledge organiser to help with creating their video.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should use the Resource: Types of fossil to add some additional scenes to their film to explain how some other types of fossils are formed; could choose an extension activity relating to fossils from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Rocks and soil.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing how different factors break down rocks;
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Knowledge outcomes
- I can list the factors that break down rocks, including rain, waves, ice, wind, streams, rivers, plants and animals.
- I can sequence and demonstrate fossil formation (a living thing is buried under a layer of sediment; layers of sediment build up; water seeps into the living thing; the layers of sediment get squashed by the many layers on top; over millions of years the layers of sediment turn into sedimentary rocks; the water leaves behind minerals; the once living thing has been turned to rock by the minerals; a body fossil has been made).
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Vocabulary definitions
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bone
Hard structure that makes up the skeleton.
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fossil
A fossil is an imprint or the remains of a living thing from a long time ago that has turned to rock.
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In this unit
Maintained by: Kapow Primary team
Last update: 3rd December, 2024
