Fossils in the UK

Re-cap how fossils are made, learn about the fossil-hunting areas of the UK and create a map.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To create a map of fossil rich geology in the UK.
• To identify the different kinds of fossils that can be found in the UK and match them to their geology.

Children will:

• Explain how fossils are formed.
• Show on a map what types of fossils are found in which areas of Britain.
• Understand that certain fossils are found in certain types of rocks.

• Map template
• Geology of Britain

You do not need any particular resources for this session.

Twist in Time board game from oum.ox.ac.uk
Information about the types of fossils found in the UK from ukfossils.co.uk
UK fossils and locations from discoveringfossils.co.uk
Guide to fossils found in the UK from bgs.ac.uk
Geological timeline from discoveringfossils.co.uk
Geology of Britain viewer from mapapps.bgs.ac.uk