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Science Court: Fossils is part of the Science Court series.

While protesting the construction of another Planet Cramwood, Jack Jenkins discovers a fossil at the construction site. The construction will have to be halted, if the fossil is really a fossil and actually came from that site. Cramwood and his attorney, Doug Savage, accuse Jenkins of planting a fake fossil and take him to Science Court. Is the fossil really a fossil? Will more fossils likely be found at the site?

Over the course of the trial, students will learn:

	How fossils are formed
	About different kinds of fossils
	How fossils can teach us about the past
	What conditions are necessary for fossilization to occur
	How to set up experiments to: Demonstrate the process of petrification Demonstrate how cast and mold fossils are formed Demonstrate how trace fossils are formed
	How to work as a team by: Becoming members of an interdependent group Listening and talking with others Sharing a common goal

Students are also introduced to the following content vocabulary, visually defined in the Word Wall:

cast fossil cell conditions erosion fossils

imprint minerals mold fossil organism paleontology

petrification replica sediment sedimentary rock trace fossil

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	Data & Inquiry Electric Current Fossils Gravity	Inertia Living Things Particles in Motion Seasons	Soil Sound Water Cycle Work & Simple Machines

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