Science Experiments | Fossils - Design Your Own Experiment

Design Your Own Experiment

How to Select a Topic Relating to this Concept

Fossils open a window into Earth's life, geography, and environment that can reach back billions of years. To think of fossil-related projects,

you can make a list of ancient events and people you have learned about and consider how fossils could have been used to gather the data.

Check the For More Information section and talk with your science teacher to learn more about fossils. You can also gather ideas for topics by visiting a natural history museum or science museum.

Steps in the Scientific Method

To conduct an original experiment, you need to plan carefully and think things through. Otherwise, you might not be sure what question you are answering, what you are or should be measuring, or what your findings prove or disprove.

Here are the steps in designing an experiment:

• State the...

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