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Rocks and Fossils (SEND)

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£50 (inc. VAT) base fee, plus £7 per child
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£7 per head
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A morning of activities including museum led activities and self-led exploration on a Rocks and Fossils theme. Students will uncover the world beneath their feet, and make a fossil to take home.

This would be especially suitable for students age 8-15 years.

Day would be 1 x 30 minute meet & greet that will go over visual itinerary for the day. Following this, there will be the 1 hour sensory workshop.

Breakdown of session

In this hands-on, sensory workshop, students will discover the world beneath their feet. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with various aspects of geology and paleontology through interactive and sensory activities. The workshop includes: 

  • An immersive Carboniferous Forest experience 
  • Rock classification activities
  • Fossil identification activities The chance to “cook up” some coal
  • Making a fossil 

By the end of this workshop, the students should know: 

  • Recognise that coal is a ‘sedimentary’ rock and is over 300 million years old
  • Know that coal, along with the other rocks here at the Museum, are all sedimentary.
  • Understand how coal and other sedimentary were formed. 
  • Understand in simple terms that fossils are formed when things that have lived are trapped within sedimentary rock (e.g. coal). 
Useful information:
  • We are only open Wednesday – Friday for on site bookings (Virtual Workshops are available on Mondays & Tuesdays)
  • We have capacity for a maximum of 2 classes per group, per day.
  • You will need to request an enquiry form using the ‘Enquire’ button to the left, submitting details of your visit and 3 preferred dates in order to book. We will then contact you as soon as possible to confirm.
  • Lunch space is included and will be exclusive to your group.

Did you know that we also offer Virtual Workshops in a variety of topics that can be accessed from your classroom? Topics include Meet a Miner, the Victorians and Rocks and Fossils.

You can also use our downloadable resources to aid your pupils learning before and after your visit.

Email our Bookings Assistant, Sharon, on bookings@ncm.org.uk to enquire.