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Digging Science: Building a fossil pit in your schoolyard

Science and Children—May 2000

Many scientists are treasure hunters—the valued treasure resulting from a hunt can range from discovering a new component of a neutron to locating a new star in a distant galaxy. These monumental treasures are usually discovered by established scientists, but young future scientists can also experience the thrill of scientific discovery in schoolyards. In this activity, the focus was on locally accessible fossils, and this article describes how they made the study of fossils fun and realistic by constructing a small fossil pit in their schoolyard.
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