Students can complete flow maps illustrating the process of fossilization as told in the story, "Fossils Tell of Long Ago." Everyone can complete the same flow map or students can be assigned to different groups to illustrate mammoth, amber, and coal fossilization for example.

Also see Steps to Become a Fossil Writing Template
which we used as a prewriting activity for flow maps

Photos from Mathew Needleman's Classroom from an idea by Susan Obuchi

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