Fossil Fun! Try this experiment and then tell us what you discover!   What You Need: Modeling clay Shells, clean chicken bones, twigs, leaves, etc. A paper plate Paper and pencils A fossil loving friend or family member Question: How are fossils made? 1) First, flatten the modeling clay onto the paper plate. Smooth the surface with your fingertips . 2) Then, press objects into the clay so that they leave a print. You can use things like shells, leaves, and clean chicken bones. 3) Trade your clay impressions with a fossil loving friend or family member. 4) Challenge each other to identify, or name, the objects. 5) Congratulations! You’re now a junior paleontologist! (That’s someone who studies fossils.) A Scientific Explanation: One way in which a fossil forms is when the remains of a plant or animal settles into mud. Then layers of sand and dirt quickly cover these remains. When the remains decay a print of the plant or animal is left as a fossil. Fossils are clues as to what prehistoric animals such as dinosaurs were once like . EXTRA! EXTRA! How do you think dinosaurs left footprints that lasted hundreds of millions of years? My dicovery was that the footprints looked real! - Tiffany C. I dscoverd that a fossil has bones in it. - Grace W. It really looked like a fossil! - Lori C. It was fun to make a dinousar fossil. thanks for the fun! - Labrina W. I discovered that it really made an fossil! - Pipi M. I traded my fossils with my friend.. - Caleb L. I learned from this experiment that learning can be fun!!!I figured that fossils were made that way I was just never sure. - Alicia B.