Direct From The Fossil Record
DIRECT FROM

The Fossil Record

With Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

WHEN

Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
10:00 – 11:00 AM MT

GRADES

Grades 3-4

PARTNER

Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum

PRICE

Per class online (up to 35 students): $85
Individual student/household: $5

Everything is Fossil-ble at a Dinosaur Museum!

Join an expert on a virtual tour of the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, Alberta, located close to fossil-rich Late Cretaceous rocks of northwestern Alberta that represent an important era in the history of dinosaurs! Students will explore museum exhibits, see the lab where the fossils are stored and learn about the fossil excavation and preparation process.

Alberta curriculum connections:

  • Grade 3 Science: Earth Systems: Students analyze changes in Earth’s surface and explain how layers of the landscape hold stories of the past.
  • Grade 4 Social Studies: 4.1 Alberta: A Sense of the Land.

Topics explored:

  • Dinosaurs in Alberta.
  • Palaeontology.
  • Excavation and preparation of fossils.
  • Alberta geology and geography.
  • Extinction.
  • Scientific inquiry.
  • Careers in STEAM.

For more information or to book, please contact [email protected] or call 403.817.6800.

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TELUS Spark Science Centre gratefully acknowledges Repsol Oil & Gas Canada for their generous support of the award-winning Direct From series.

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