
Fossil or Artifact
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1st - 5th Grade
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Kathryn Moore
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Fossil or Artifact
This lesson will help you learn the difference between fossils and artifacts.
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This is a fossil
A fossil is something that used to be alive.
It was found by an archaeologist underground.
It was once a living thing.
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This is an artifact
An artifact was also something from long ago
But it was not a living thing
It was not alive
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Fossil=fosil
(cognates!)
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Artifact=artefacto
(cognates)
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When you see an old object, ask...
Was it ever alive?
A living thing can move and breathe!
Then it is a fossil!
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Great job!
Now, you will go to Google Classroom to find the video about how fossils are formed!
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When you see an old object, ask...
Was it made by someone?
Then it is an artifact!
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Multiple Select
Which of these are LIVING things?
Pick 2 things that will become FOSSILS one day.
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Multiple Select
Choose 2 things that are NOT living things (not alive).
They will become ARTIFACTS one day.
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Multiple Choice
An archaeologists digs for fossils and artifacts.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Which is a fossil?
Something that WAS alive
Something that was NEVER ALIVE
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Multiple Choice
What is an artifact?
Something that WAS alive
Something that was NEVER ALIVE
Fossil or Artifact
This lesson will help you learn the difference between fossils and artifacts.
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