Lesson Plans
Lessons 1 - 3 are for use in intermediate – lower secondary schools (ages 12 – 14) at curriculum level 4.
Children will make distinctions and classify fossil plants and animals. Written by Sharmila Pratap during a RSNZ Primary Science Teacher Fellowship hosted by GNS Science in 2009.
Lesson 4 suits Primary - Intermediate children (ages 6 - 12)
| Title | Description | Learning Areas | KC Skills |
| 1. Plant or Animal? | Sorting fossils into plant and animal groups | Science | Managing self |
| 2. Macrofossils | Sorting macrofossils into groups using morphological differences | Science | Thinking |
| 3. Microfossils | Sorting microfossils into groups using morphological differences | Maths | Using language, symbols and texts; Thinking |
| 4. Fossil Casting |
Making plaster casts of fossils or other artifacts using plasticene moulds | Science | Hands on activity |