Paleontologists use many different tools to dig for fossils--how do they choose which tools are the right ones for the job?
Today's Topic: Tools for Digging
Supplies:
shovels (as wide a variety of sizes as you can pull together, but not too heavy or sharp)
sand (we used modeling or "moon" sand
similar to this but regular sand would work fine)
containers
things to bury (we used fossils and minerals on loan from the
UW Geology Museum plus plastic dinosaurs and a floor puzzle)
wading pool
styrofoam packing peanuts (or other inexpensive, bulky filler)
tarps (to cover your floor if it's carpeted)
plastic dinos frozen in a big block of ice
old toothbrushes, paint brushes or other brushes
spoons, butter knives
safety glasses (optional)
Book:
Digging up dinosaurs / Aliki
In the small, small pond / Fleming, Denise 
The dark, dark night / Butler, M. Christina
