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Fossil Finders

Students will discover what it’s like to be a palaeontologist who studies dino bones!

Who is it for: Key stage 1 and reception
Duration: 45 minutes
Boy plays as a palaeontologist, digging out a toy dinosaur from a clay block

Become a dino-scientist!

In this workshop, students (literally) get to the bones of how fossils are formed, identified, and studied.  

By creating their own salt-dough fossils to take home and excavating bones from sand and assembling them into a skeleton, students will discover how fossils can help us learn about plants and animals that lived millions of years ago. 

 

Curriculum links

Key stage 1 and reception
Biology
Working scientifically
  • Working scientifically
  • Living things and their habitats

Students will learn

The techniques palaeontologists can use to discover fossils

The different types of fossils which we might discover

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That new discoveries about dinosaurs are still being made

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How fossils can help us learn about plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

School trip prices

We allow a ratio of 1 adult to every 5 children for most groups. Additional adults over this ratio will be charged. In the case of SEN groups, we may offer further free adult support on request – please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Teachers and adult helpers go FREE!
Workshop price
£110 per class (max 36)
FREE 15-minute careers workshop add-on

Optional add-on focused on STEM careers and designed to support Gatsby Benchmarks