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Florissant Fossil Beds National MonumentWindows on the Hornbek homestead
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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Paleontologist's Path

Grades 4 to 6

The following activities are designed to be downloaded by teachers and used in the classroom. Contact our staff to book an activity at the Monument or for a ranger to visit your classroom. School visits are only available for the Pikes Peak and Colorado Springs areas.

Activity Sheets [1mb PDF File]

Power Point for Activity Sheets [8mb Microsoft Power Point File]

Paper Fossils [2mb PDF File]

Fossil Identification Packet [6.5mb PDF File]

Leaf Manual [749k PDF File]

Vocabulary [15k PDF File]

Other Resources

National Park Service Teacher Resources

Photo of burning piles in the snow near the boundary of Florissant Fossil Beds  

Did You Know?
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument is actively involved in fire mitigation and conducts prescribed burns every winter.

Last Updated: July 23, 2006 at 18:41 EST