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Fossil Dig

Dig layers of a virtual quarry; fossils reveal that a desert was once an ocean.

Play style: Lab
Module: Fossils and Changing Environments: Fossils show past environments; survival when habitats change
Grade: Grade 3 · Science
Standards: 3-LS4-1 3-LS4-3 3-LS4-4
Collection: Fossils

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