11.45, 12.00
Bring earth science to life with our hands-on Earth Lab workshops. Packed with fascinating fossils, minerals and rocks, Earth Lab is where students can dig deep into the exciting and varied world of British geology.
Inner Lab Use specialist microscopes and geologists’ tools to investigate different minerals and rocks.
• Mineral Key: learn about the different properties and tests to identify minerals and discover how they are the building blocks of rocks.
• Rock Cycle: identify sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks and place them into the rock cycle.
Outer Lab See collections of British rocks, minerals and fossils, displayed according to their geological period and linked to a map and database:
• Date with an Ammonite: discover ammonites and use keys to identify species using the fossil record as evidence for evolution.
The learning themes for this activity are:
• understanding the ways scientists work and develop scientific ideas
• discovering how rocks and minerals are formed over time
• using observable characteristics and keys to identify specimens
• understanding that the fossil record is evidence for evolution
This activity is also available on 11, 13, 18, 27, 29 January, 3, 24 February, 10, 12, 17, 22, 31 March, 2 April. It is suitable for Key Stages 3 and 4.
60 minutes, 30 places