Fun With Fossils
Description
In this hands-on lesson, students step into the role of paleontologists as they discover what fossils are and how they form. Through exploration, digging, and investigation stations, students examine different fossils to uncover clues about ancient plants and animals, imagine the environments they once lived in, and compare them to living organisms and habitats today. By learning through play and inquiry, students experience how scientists use fossils as evidence to better understand the history of life on Earth.
Offered At
Muse Knoxville
Muse Knoxville is a children’s Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, & Math (STEAM) museum in Chilhowee Park. Our programs in the museum, schools across East Tennessee, & throughout Knoxville bring STEAM, the arts, health & wellness & emergent literacy to life in children’s minds.
Field Trips
Our field trips are 2.5 hours and includes 45 minute each of classroom lesson, planetarium show and free play on the museum floor. Each day Muse Knoxville can accommodate up to 3 groups (classes) per day.
Family Programs
STEAM Nights and Activities include: two hours of thematic programming for 150 people at your location, five STEAM-based activities, Muse Outreach Educators to facilitate, training for volunteers, and optional “add-ons.”
Details
Subjects
Science
Capacity
25 students
Duration
50 min.
Activity
School Based Program
Grades
1, 2, 4, 5, 11, K