Classification and Dinosaur Food Webs
Classify dinosaurs and explore prehistoric ecosystems.
Examine dinosaur skeletons in Dinosaur Walk and learn about ancient food webs and habitats in Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs!
Students will experience
- Classify a diversity of dinosaur skeletons – from long neck sauropods, armoured herbivores and a range of carnivorous therapods while visit Dinosaur Walk exhibition.
- Explore the habitat and ecosystem of Triceratops in an immersive experience based on the fossil record in the same geological time.
- Examine the REAL fossil bones of Triceratops to analyse the skeleton of a world-famous dinosaur.
- Analyse the evolution of dinosaurs by looking at family trees and real evidence.
Students will learn
- About how classification helps us to understand the relationships between different dinosaurs;
- Dinosaurs, like animals today, evolved into a diversity of animals with a diverse of characteristics to survive in their environment.
- That life on Earth has always been reliant on other species for survival in their habitat.
- Abiotic factors, such as a catastrophic meteorite impact, affects life on Earth, causing the removal of species.
Students will be provided
- A 12-page curriculum aligned booklet, for use in the galleries and back at school.
Students will need
- To bring a pencil along to complete the work in the booklet while at the museum.
Other key information
- The length of this excursion is 60 minutes and includes 30 minutes in Dinosaur Walk and 30 minutes in Triceratops.
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Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 60 minutes
Student information
Years 7 to 10
Minimum 10 students
Maximum 60 students
Bookings
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit with provided activity
Victorian Curriculum Links
Science: Years 7 to 8
Biological sciences
- there are similarities and differences within and between groups of organisms living on Earth; the development and use of classification tools, including dichotomous keys, help order and organise human understanding of the diversity of life (VC2S8U01)
- that matter and energy flow through ecosystems and can be represented using models, including food webs and food pyramids; populations will be affected by changing biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem including habitat loss, climate change, seasonal migration and introduction or removal of species (VC2S8U04)
Science: Years 9 to 10
Biological sciences
- the theory of evolution by natural selection includes the processes of variation, isolation and adaptation and is supported by evidence including the fossil record, biogeography and comparative embryology; the theory explains past and present biodiversity and demonstrates how all organisms have some degree of relatedness to each other (VC2S10U05)
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund
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