Hello children!
Today's big science experiment is Finding
Fossils!
Fossils are the remains of ancient animals
and plants.
They are traces or impressions of living things
from past geological ages!
Ancient animals like our guest Stegosaurus
left behind clues for us to find, and learn
more about him and his dino family!
If you want to play along, and find your own
fossils, all you need is a small box or tupperware
container, dirt or sand, a paintbrush, and
some small toys.
Itty bitty toys!!
WOW!
Look at that!!
MAGIC!!
Did you get your supplies?
Great!
If not, you can watch me.
Here we go.
For those playing along, place your toys in
the container and cover them up with dirt.
Cover them all the way up!
That's right!
It's fun!
There we go.
Whaaa...! oh. sorry poster.
Now get your brush, and it's time to find
fossils!
We're going to pretend that the toys are fossils.
Fossils are underground, just waiting to be
discovered!
How do scientists find fossils?
Here's one technique:
Take your brush, and gently brush the top
layer of the dirt.
Slowly, keep brushing...until you find the
top of your toy.
Let's go!
Come on!!
Oooh!
Oh!!
I found one!
I found one!!
Deep in there!!
Look, look at that!!
Did you find one?
It's a slow process, but many scientists called
"paleontologists" do this!
Here are some fossils paleontologists found
by brushing through lots and lots of dirt!
WOW!
It's a dinosaur! (singing)
Pretty neat, huh!
You can also do this in a backyard or at a
park.
Just ask a grownup first.
Doing this experiment is great practice for
becoming a paleontologist!
Great work, kids!
Come on, dinosaur!
Waahhh!
Mwah!!
If you want to see more of this episode of
Puppet Science, go down and click the thingy!
Thanks for watching! :)
