Fascinating Fossils
Key Stage 1 & 2
90-minute facilitated session
Cost: £130 per class (up to 32 pupils)
In this cross-curricular workshop, your pupils will have a unique experience of seeing Dippy the Dinosaur, currently on loan from the Natural History Museum, uncovering key facts about the nation’s favourite dinosaur with the Herbert’s Learning Team. Pupils will also get to handle real fossils from the Herbert’s collection, exploring how fossils are formed and why they are so important. Pupils will then get creative by producing their own fossil-inspired artwork to take back to school.
Teacher notes:
- The workshop involves messy materials. Aprons will be provided and accompanying adults will be expected to assist.
| Curriculum Links |
Learning Outcomes |
| Science |
- Describe in simple terms how fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within rock
- Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago
- Recognise that environments can change and this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
|
| History |
- Understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources
- Know and understand the history of these islands as a coherent, chronological narrative, from the earliest times to the present day
|
| English |
|
To book, please complete an
Enquiry Form
that will be processed by our team. For enquiries, please email ctm.info@cvlife.co.uk or call 02476237521.
Back to workshops listing
Travel Bursary Scheme
Does your school have more than 20% pupil premium children? Make learning outside of the classroom more accessible with our travel bursary scheme, funded through Arts Council England and the Department of Education.
If so, you could qualify for a travel bursary of up to £250 per visit*, to support the costs of transport when visiting the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum and Coventry Transport Museum with your pupils.
How to qualify:
- The travel bursary only applies to schools who book two learning sessions with us for the same group of pupils.
- This could include booking two sessions to take part at either the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum or Coventry Transport Museum, or combined across the two museums.
- Your school must have more than 20% of your children qualifying for pupil premium.
- Our school bookings team can advise you on how to do a two-session visit across our museums and what options you have. Contact them directly: ctm.info@cvlife.co.uk or call: 02476237521