Before class, cut out each card and rubber band them together. Next, students sort cards to match pictures of fossils, types of fossils, and facts about how the fossil is created.
I print the cards on card stock and use them over and over. I often use this activity as a warm up or review at the beginning of class. I keep several answer keys, so students that finish quickly become expert checkers. With the help of student checkers, this activity can easily be finished in five minutes for the wh