Fossils and Earth’s Past — Review game

3rd grade (ages 8–9) - 4th grade (ages 9–10)

Fossils and Earth’s Past — Review game

Review game for the lesson “Fossils and Earth’s Past”: 8 questions drawn at random every round. Free science game.

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Review game for the lesson “Fossils and Earth’s Past”: 8 questions drawn at random every round. Free science game.

Review the lesson “Fossils and Earth’s Past”

This game uses the questions from the end of the lesson. Each round draws 8 of them at random, and the answers change places. After each answer, an explanation helps you understand.

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Exercise preview

What is a fossil?

Possible answers:

  • What is left of a living thing from long ago, kept in rock
  • A shiny stone that a river has polished over a very long time
  • A toy shaped like a dinosaur

Most fossils form when a living thing is quickly covered by mud or sand.

Possible answers:

  • True
  • False

A cliff shows rock layers piled one on top of another. Which layer is usually the oldest?

Possible answers:

  • The bottom layer
  • The top layer
  • The middle layer