Fossils
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Correlation to Illinois Learning Standards
Classroom and Field Activities with Nature
Study Aid Models
GeoActivity: Geologic Time
GeoActivity: Pangea Revisited
GeoActivity: Stories from Rocks
GeoActivity: Supplement to “Build Illinois”
Geobit 5: Illinois’ State Fossil - Tullimonstrum gregarium
Geobit 6: The Trilobite
IDNR Division of Education Promotional Sheet
IDNR Lending Trunk: Birds
IDNR Lending Trunk: Insects and Spiders
IDNR Lending Trunk: People and Animals from Illinois’ Past
IDNR Lending Trunk: Trees
IDNR Lending Trunk: Wild Mammals
Illinois Fossils (IDNR Booklet)
Inventory Checklist
Nasco Nature Study Aids
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Fossil (Eyewitness Books)
Prehistoric Life (Eyewitness Books)
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Fossils of Illinois
Illinois Fossils
Illinois’ Natural Resources Trading Cards
Set #3
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Fossils
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Art Casting Plaster (1 container)
(Note to TLC staff person: Make sure that the
container is filled at least halfway with plaster.)
Fossil Exploration Kit #1
Forceps (1 pair)
Fossil #1: petrified wood
Fossil #2: dinosaur bone
Fossil #3: brachiopod
Fossil #4: gastropod
Fossil #5: cephalopod
Fossil #6: crinoid stem
Fossil Exploration Kit instructions
Gravel and fossils (1 small bag)
“Investigating Geologic Time and Fossils”
Magnifying lens
Fossil Exploration Kit #2
Forceps (1 pair)
Fossil #1: petrified wood
Fossil #2: dinosaur bone
Fossil #3: brachiopod
Fossil #4: gastropod
Fossil #5: cephalopod
Fossil #6: crinoid stem
Fossil Exploration Kit instructions
Gravel and fossils (1 small bag)
“Investigating Geologic Time and Fossils”
Magnifying lens
General Fossil Collection Kit
Fossils #1 - #15
If any fossils are missing, please note their numbers here:
General Fossil Collection Information Sheet
“Investigating Geologic Time and Fossils”
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Fossils
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6 molds
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Ammonite
Cephalopod Ammonite
Colorful Rocks and Minerals
Field Guide to Fossils (National Audobon Society)
Fossils (Golden Guide)
Geologic Road Map of Illinois
Guide for Beginning Fossil Hunters
Illinois’ Natural Resources Trading Cards
Set #3
Prehistoric Life (Eyewitness DVD)
Shark tooth
T-Rex tooth
Trilobite
*For more information on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the materials it
provides, please visit https://dnr.state.il.us/education/CLASSRM/teach.htm.
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