Educational Workshops      Agricultural Science      Artist-in-Residence      Crime Scene Investigators      Day of the Dead      Diggin’ Archaeology      Fossils      Ice Age Animals      The Immigrant Experience      Indiana and the Civil War      Indiana Wildlife      On Expedition      Pioneer Indiana      Pipe Creek Paleontology Experience      Pop Art      Potential & Kinetic Energy      Rocks and Minerals      Underground Railroad      What is an Artifact? Educational Theater Festivals and Events Educational Gallery Resources Educational Outreach Educator Enrichment Homeschool Programming Planning Your Field Trip Educators eNewsletter Educators > Educational Workshops > Fossils Fossils Grades 3 – 8  Science What is at least 10,000 years old and was once a living thing? Was our pyrite sand dollar created by permineralization or replacement? Your students will have the answers to these questions and more as we explore Indiana’s fossil past. Students will learn nature’s methods for preserving ancient trilobites, crinoids, mastodonts and ferns. They will test their skills at fossil identification. Finally, they will take their new knowledge into the museum and explore the fossils on display. Meets Indiana Academic Standards: Science: Science 3.2.4, 4.2.2, 4.3.4, 6.3.1, 6.3.3, 7.2.3, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 8.3.9, B.4.1, B.4.4, B.8.7, ES.5.5 Social Studies: 4.3.5