La Quinta Public Library

Last month, the Science! Club met to discuss paleontology, which is the study of fossils. After talking about what fossils are, how they are created, passing around real life examples of fossils and watching a short informational video about fossils, it was time for the hands on science experiment to commence! We created our own fossil castings by creating imprints in modeling clay and then filling the imprints with Plaster of Paris. There were a variety of items for everyone to choose from to make an imprint. Everyone lined up to make their imprints with a little help from me and our Science! Club volunteer, Vivienne. You can see the plaster all mixed up in the red bowl, ready to be poured into the imprints.                                                 Patience was key in this experiment as we had to allow the plaster to set and harden overnight before we attempted to peel away the clay and reveal our fossil casting. I hope everyone's fossil casting came out ok!