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Fossils and How They Form Science Fair

Fossils are the remains or marks of ancient plants and animals, found in rocks, that provide insight into the history of life and past environments. They form when organisms are quickly buried and preserved over millions of years, with various types including body fossils, trace fossils, amber fossils, and imprints. Fossils are significant as they reveal information about extinct species, evolutionary changes, and the Earth's historical climate and surface changes.

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Fossils and How They Form Science Fair

Fossils are the remains or marks of ancient plants and animals, found in rocks, that provide insight into the history of life and past environments. They form when organisms are quickly buried and preserved over millions of years, with various types including body fossils, trace fossils, amber fossils, and imprints. Fossils are significant as they reveal information about extinct species, evolutionary changes, and the Earth's historical climate and surface changes.

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Fossils and How They

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Subtitle: Learning About Life Long Ago
Name: Gayda Ahmed
Grade: 7B BR
Science fair project
What Are Fossils?
• Fossils are the remains or marks of plants and animals
that lived a long time ago.
• Examples: Bones, shells, footprints, and even tiny
organisms like pollen.
• Fossils are often found in rocks.
• Why fossils are important: They help us learn about the
history of life and past environments.
How Do Fossils Form?
1. An animal or plant dies and falls into a place where it
can be buried quickly (like in mud or sand).
2. It gets covered by layers of sediment, which protect it
from being destroyed.
3. Over time, the soft parts break down because of
bacteria and natural decay.
4. The hard parts, like bones or shells, may be replaced
by minerals that turn them into rock
5. .After millions of years, the sediment hardens into
rock, and the fossil is preserved.
Types of Fossils
• Body fossils: These are actual parts of the organism, like
bones, teeth, or shells.
• Trace fossils: These show evidence of an organism's
activity, like footprints, burrows, or even poop (called
coprolites).
• Amber fossils: These are small animals or plants
trapped in tree sap that hardened into amber.
• Imprints: Leaves or feathers can leave marks in mud
that harden into rock.
Cool Fossil Finds
• Dinosaur Bones: Show us how dinosaurs looked and
what they ate.
• Footprints: Help us understand how animals moved and
how big they were.
• Fossilized Trees: Some fossils show entire forests that
lived millions of years ago.
• Sea Creatures: Fossils of ancient fish, shells, and corals
show us what oceans were like.
Why Are Fossils Special?
• They teach us about animals and plants that are no
longer alive, like dinosaurs and ancient trees.
• Fossils help scientists understand how life has changed
and evolved over millions of years.
• They show how Earth's surface, climate, and
environments have changed.
• Fossils inspire curiosity and help us connect with the
distant past.

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