Dinosaur Dig & Excavation

Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Life Medium 16 words 0 plays

Excavation tools at a fossil dig site with layered sediment.

D	W	V	L	I	S	S	O	F	S	Y	K
L	N	O	N	S	I	F	T	S	M	P	C
E	K	O	X	E	H	N	E	H	G	J	O
W	M	U	I	A	M	D	O	A	R	A	R
O	I	A	M	T	I	I	E	R	I	C	D
R	P	M	T	M	A	T	C	H	D	K	E
T	E	L	E	R	Y	V	S	E	A	E	B
R	N	N	A	R	I	U	A	F	P	T	B
I	T	H	R	S	R	X	Q	C	R	S	M
L	T	A	E	B	T	G	S	K	X	Z	U
A	U	C	H	I	S	E	L	E	J	E	W
Q	N	K	C	I	P	O	R	T	R	H	W

BEDROCK
BRUSH
CHISEL
EXCAVATION
FOSSIL
GRID
HAMMER
JACKET
MATRIX
PICK
PLASTER
QUARRY
SEDIMENT
SIFT
SPECIMEN
TROWEL

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Ever wondered how a buried dinosaur gets out of the ground and into a museum? This puzzle covers the real tools and steps of a fossil dig, from the rock hammer and chisel down to the plaster jacket that protects a bone on the trip home. Great for young diggers and classroom science units. Hunt for the words on screen or print it and take it to the field.

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D	W	V	L	I	S	S	O	F	S	Y	K
L	N	O	N	S	I	F	T	S	M	P	C
E	K	O	X	E	H	N	E	H	G	J	O
W	M	U	I	A	M	D	O	A	R	A	R
O	I	A	M	T	I	I	E	R	I	C	D
R	P	M	T	M	A	T	C	H	D	K	E
T	E	L	E	R	Y	V	S	E	A	E	B
R	N	N	A	R	I	U	A	F	P	T	B
I	T	H	R	S	R	X	Q	C	R	S	M
L	T	A	E	B	T	G	S	K	X	Z	U
A	U	C	H	I	S	E	L	E	J	E	W
Q	N	K	C	I	P	O	R	T	R	H	W

D	W	V	L	I	S	S	O	F	S	Y	K
L	N	O	N	S	I	F	T	S	M	P	C
E	K	O	X	E	H	N	E	H	G	J	O
W	M	U	I	A	M	D	O	A	R	A	R
O	I	A	M	T	I	I	E	R	I	C	D
R	P	M	T	M	A	T	C	H	D	K	E
T	E	L	E	R	Y	V	S	E	A	E	B
R	N	N	A	R	I	U	A	F	P	T	B
I	T	H	R	S	R	X	Q	C	R	S	M
L	T	A	E	B	T	G	S	K	X	Z	U
A	U	C	H	I	S	E	L	E	J	E	W
Q	N	K	C	I	P	O	R	T	R	H	W

Dinosaur Dig & Excavation

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D	W	V	L	I	S	S	O	F	S	Y	K
L	N	O	N	S	I	F	T	S	M	P	C
E	K	O	X	E	H	N	E	H	G	J	O
W	M	U	I	A	M	D	O	A	R	A	R
O	I	A	M	T	I	I	E	R	I	C	D
R	P	M	T	M	A	T	C	H	D	K	E
T	E	L	E	R	Y	V	S	E	A	E	B
R	N	N	A	R	I	U	A	F	P	T	B
I	T	H	R	S	R	X	Q	C	R	S	M
L	T	A	E	B	T	G	S	K	X	Z	U
A	U	C	H	I	S	E	L	E	J	E	W
Q	N	K	C	I	P	O	R	T	R	H	W