BLANK PAGE OR MIXED UP IMAGES ON MOBILE? Please note that this site does not work on mobile phones so you will need to reload it on PC or on a tablet if that is the case
NOTE TO TEACHERS: this site is unlisted on google so if using with pupils they will have to type the address in the search bar as follows: 360workshop.co.uk
Our Workshop websites: Science / Stone Age / WW2 / Romans / Victorians / Sword Fencing / main hub site
Insects in Copal (10,000 years old)
Can you answer the questions below by spinning this image and using the extra pictures?
Extra information and pictures
Questions
1. Copal and Amber both often contain small insects called ‘True Form Fossils’ because they are still the real creatures inside. Why is this better than stone fossils?
2. How many actual insects can you count in the Copal? (TIP: small bits of dirt don’t count!)
3. If you could only choose one modern creature to put into Copal or Amber for future generations what would it be and why? It can be any size you like!
Answers down here - no peeking until you're ready!
1. Copal and Amber both often contain small insects called ‘True Form Fossils’ because they are still the real creatures inside. Why is this better than stone fossils?
ANSWER: Because it provides us with much more information about what the animal looked like and how it lived.
2. How many actual insects can you count in the Copal? (TIP: small bits of dirt don’t count!)
ANSWER: This is difficult without a microscope but if you got between 5 and 10 we think you are pretty close!
3. If you could only choose one modern creature to put into Copal or Amber for future generations what would it be and why? It can be any size you like!
ANSWER: This one is up to you!