Rocks and fossils KS2 science bundle including display PowerPoints and lesson activities

Explore rocks and fossils with your KS2 class with this set of ready-to-use resources. This bundle, particularly suitable for year 3 science, contains activities, PowerPoint presentations and a rocks classroom display.

Here’s what’s included:

Resource 1: Rocks Classroom Display

• 8 rock example photos (granite, chalk, sandstone, flint, marble, pumice, limestone, slate).
• 3 rock type description cards (sedimentary rock, metamorphic rock, igneous rock).
  Cut-out letters with rock design - R, O, C, K, S
• A4 Rock Cycle Poster
• Rocks frame image file - this can be copied and pasted into other documents that you want to add to your display.

Resource 2: A-Z Rocks and Fossils PowerPoint

Consolidate learning on rocks and fossils with this 26 slide PowerPoint presentation.

Each letter is a different themed word which will help pupils re-cap their learning, as well as introduce some new vocabulary. Questions within the presentation provide an opportunity for pupils to share their thoughts and knowledge.

**Resource 3: How A Fossil is Formed Activity **

• A 5 page PDF including 8 full colour pictures with the corresponding labels. Print, cut out individual pictures/labels and laminate.

• A 4 page PDF as above but with the labels included on the pictures for lower ability.

**Resource 4: Mary Anning PowerPoint **

A look at the life and work of Dorset paleontologist Mary Anning.

Resource 5: How a fossil is formed folding craft

Teach the stages of fossilisation with this folding ammonite craft. Print on A4 card ready for pupils to colour and fold like a concertina. When closed, you’ll just see the large fossil ammonite but when opened, the fossilisation process will be revealed!
Instructions are provided as well as some questions for discussion.

Resource 6: Fossil identification activity
Your class can become palaeontologists! This activity consists of 15 full colour photos of different fossils with labels to match (pictures can be printed with or without a background). Fossils include ammonites, a mosasaur tooth, megalodon tooth, shells, coral and a plesiosaur backbone.

There are 2 sets of labels to choose from (1 set requiring some internet research, the other more descriptive to allow pupils to try to identify without needing to go online).