Homeschool Fossil Lab

Okay so it is not a laboratory but a garage works for pounding with hammers and trying to break open rocks to find fossils.

We are currently studying sedimentary rocks and fossils in our homeschooling science class. So we used a large portion of mudstone from the Stone Rose center in Republic, WA as a sample for the boys to experience what it is like to uncover fossils deposited in sediments. It was a blast. They did a great job and had fun. We found some small fragments of plant parts. We also looked at other remains and impressions from our trip last summer. (see post from last year).

The only other shot I got was of the destruction from the days activities.

Thanks to Grandpa Robinson for providing the large slab of mudstone. I cut it with a tile saw to get four manageable pieces with good flat edges for the boys to work on. We had a great time and learned that you don't always find a fossil in every spot that is exposed.

Tony