What age levels are the education kits designed for?

The natural history education kits are designed primarily for elementary through middle school students, though the fossil casting kit and fossil cast sets are engaging for high school and adult learners as well. The included lesson plans are written to be delivered without specialized teacher training, making them suitable for classroom teachers, homeschool educators, and parents running science enrichment at home.

What is included in the fossil casting kit?

The award-winning Fossil Casting Activity Kit includes six high-quality reusable rubber molds - ammonite, crinoid, trilobite, cave bear tooth, shark tooth, and dinosaur claw - along with two bags of PerfectCast casting material, educational species information for each fossil, and a set of lesson plans and interactive exercises. Students cast, finish, and study their own full-size fossil reproductions. Made in the USA.

Do the kits come with lesson plans?

Yes. All natural history education kits include classroom-tested lesson plans and educational materials. The fossil casting kit includes lesson plans and interactive exercises. The Fossil Cast Educational Kits I and II include lesson plans connecting each specimen to geological time, extinction, and evolution. The Animal Dentition and Animal Tracks kits each include complete activity guides. No specialized training is required to deliver any of the kits.

Collection: Natural History Education Kits

Our Natural History Education Kits bring museum-quality science into the classroom, the homeschool, and the home. Each kit is built around compound stone fossil replicas and classroom-tested lesson plans - designed to make the deep history of life on Earth hands-on and memorable for students of every level.

The award-winning fossil casting kit lets students cast their own full-size fossil replicas from six reusable rubber molds - ammonite, crinoid, trilobite, cave bear tooth, shark tooth, and dinosaur claw - living the role of a paleontologist from start to finish. The Fossil Cast Educational Kits deliver finished replicas, along with lesson plans that connect each specimen to geological time, extinction, and evolution. The Animal Dentition Kit and Animal Tracks classroom fossil activity extend the inquiry into comparative anatomy and modern zoology. All natural history education kits are made in the USA and designed for delivery without specialized teacher training.

Each fossil casting kit and classroom fossil activity set includes everything needed for a complete, high-interest science learning experience.

Also in the Natural History Collection

Fossil Casts & Skeletal Reproductions · Authentic Fossil Specimens · Hominid | Human Series · Dinosaur Eggs · Natural History Education Kits · Minerals & Gems · Meteorites · Relics & Artifacts