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How fossils form
Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock over millions of years
Typical age: 7–8 years
“Can your child explain how a shell or bone from an ancient creature ended up preserved inside a rock?”
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- Fossils as EvidenceREQUIRED
Must understand fossil formation in rocks before interpreting fossil data for evidence of past life
- How fossils formREQUIRED
Must understand fossil formation before interpreting fossil patterns in rock layers
- How Fossils Form
Curriculum fossil formation topic (GB Y3) directly underpins detailed dinosaur fossil formation understanding