Dinosaurs and Fossils - Fossils and Rocks - Upper Key Stage 2

Be a palaeontologist! Excavate a fossil block and research the three main epochs of fossils. Find out how fossils are made and make your own. Tour your school sharing your knowledge with other children.

Includes:
- Topic Overview
- Block Overview

- Lesson 01: Being palaeontologists
Try your hand at being a palaeontologist by excavating a fossil block, generating questions about fossils and starting a dino-dictionary.

- Lesson 02: Fossils and the Timeline
Develop your palaeontologist expertise; research the three main epochs of fossils and put them on a timeline.

- Lesson 03: How are fossils formed?
Find out how fossils were made and make your own clay mould fossil, an ‘amber’ resin fossil and your own Dino-poo fossil.

- Lesson 04: Visit to a Natural History Museum
Experience fossils at first hand in a Natural History Museum; study them in detail and make drawings.

- Lesson 05: Palaeontologists on tour
Share your palaeontologist expertise with other children by taking your learning on tour.

Find more lesson plans and resources at www. hamilton-trust.org.uk.