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The fossil record provides snapshots of the past which shows the evolutionary change over the past 3.5 billion years. 

Fossils are the impressions, moulds or remains of ancient plants and animals that have been embedded and preserved within rock. This includes remains from a few thousand years ago as well as those from hundreds of millions of years ago. 

KS2 science is an important time to ask questions about fossils. For example, where are fossils normally found?

The earliest fossils  date back to approximately 3.5 billion years ago. More advanced multi-cellular organisms entered fossil records around 600 million years ago. The study of fossils is important because it can reveal information about what life was like on Earth millions of years ago. It also allows scientists to study evolutionary changes over time.

Get stuck into KS2 science - can you give any examples of plants and animals that are preserved as fossils?