How a dinosaur fossil is formed foldout sequencing activity cut and paste KS2

How a fossil is formed cut and paste activity dinosaur and ammonite KS2 science

Introduce or review the stages of how fossils form with these folding cut-and-paste activities, featuring an ammonite and a Triceratops. These foldout sequencing activities will help KS2 pupils recall 6 stages of fossilisation in a fun and engaging way, that's more hands-on than a standard fossils worksheet. **The templates - Triceratops** There are 4 similar templates to choose from to allow for differentiation: * Template 1: Colour the images, match the labels to the pictures, glue, cut, and fold. There are 2 label options to choose from. * Template 2: Colour the images, arrange the stages of fossilisation in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold. * Template 3: Colour the images, write a short description of each stage, glue, cut, and fold. This one could be used as a review if you’ve already covered the fossilisation process. * Template 4: Colour the images, match the pictures to the words, arrange them in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold. **The templates - ammonite** * Template 1: Colour the images, cut out and fold. * Template 2 : Colour the images, cut out the words and sequence them, glue the words in place, cut and fold. * Template 3: Colour the images, cut out the words with the pictures and sequence them, glue the words in place, cut and fold. * Template 4: Larger version of template 3 (over 2 pages). **Activity benefits** * Hands-on and low-prep * Use as an introduction or a review * Opportunity to practice following directions * A fun alternative to a science worksheet * Differentiated options * Suitable for interactive notebooks **Also included:** * Directions for pupils (including a picture showing how to fold) * Questions for a whole class discussion. Some suggested answers are provided for this. * Palaeontologist’s diary writing page for students to imagine and describe the experience of finding a triceratops fossil. * US and UK versions of the PDF are included. **Is this resource editable?** This PDF resource is not editable.