Year 6 Fossils

Year 6 had good fun creating and excavating our own fossils! We started by moulding clay in to a circle, then used a shell to leave an imprint in the clay. We then filled the mould with plaster of Paris and covered it with sand. After a week, the clay and plaster had dried and we could begin the excavation process. We used all sorts of tools, including tooth picks, hammers, paint brushes, scrapers and pipettes. Then finally we unveiled our fossils and used magnifying glasses to identify the shell that made the fossil. The whole class loved it!