Fossils Rocks

Who would want to be a paleontologist for a day? My fourth-graders would! This lesson was SO MUCH FUN! I made "fossil rocks" for my 4th-grade paleontologists to excavate. They used hammers and screwdrivers (chisels) to break open their "rocks" and find the hidden fossil inside. Here's the recipe for the fossil dough I used. I also bought real shark teeth from Amazon to hid inside the dough before baking them. My students really enjoyed this lesson, but their favorite part was getting to take their shark tooth home!