Fossil dig
Each question is one dig. Every answer is a marked sand mound with a caption card. The student picks one, a young explorer dashes over and brushes away the sand, and a right answer turns up a bone that flies onto the dinosaur skeleton on the cliff.
How to play Fossil dig
- Press Play and the dig site opens.
- Read the question and pick the mound with the right answer: click it, press 1 to 4, A to D, or T and F, or use Left, Right and Enter.
- Watch the find, then dig again for the next question.
- Finish the set and the skeleton comes alive, roars and walks off.
Right and wrong answers
A right spot gives up a bone that fills in part of the skeleton. A wrong one gives up a rock or a boot, which goes in the junk crate while the right card lights up. The clock pauses between questions.
Levels and classroom ideas
Works from A1 to B1, and especially well with young learners who love dinosaurs.
- Question types
- Multiple choice and True / false
- Length
- 5 to 20 questions
- Text fits
- Questions up to 80 characters, answers up to 20
- Dig through a science vocabulary set: bones, rocks, fossils, ancient.
- Ask the class to guess how complete the skeleton will be before playing.
- Use it for comparatives and superlatives about dinosaurs.
Sample set: Comparatives
A2 Open the generator to play these, edit them, or make your own.
- A dinosaur is ___ than a cat.bigger · big · biggest · more bigAnswer: bigger
- A rock is ___ than a feather.heavier · heavy · heaviest · more heavyAnswer: heavier
- "Gooder" is a correct comparative.True / FalseAnswer: False
- This bone is ___ than that one.older · oldest · more old · oldAnswer: older
- A mouse is ___ than an elephant.smaller · small · smallest · more smallAnswer: smaller
- This test is ___ than the last one.easier · easy · easiest · more easyAnswer: easier
Fossil dig: questions teachers ask
What happens at the end of Fossil Dig?
The skeleton comes alive, roars and walks off, then the result card appears. How complete it is depends on the right answers.
Can students play with the keyboard?
Yes: 1 to 4, A to D, T and F on true or false questions, or Left and Right to move and Enter to dig.
How many questions are in a game?
Between 5 and 20, with 10 by default. Each question fills its share of the skeleton.
