Triceratops Adapts
See real dinosaur fossils and learn how Triceratops was adapted to its environment.
Explore structural features, adaptations, of dinosaurs that enable them to thrive in their environments.
Students will experience
- Walk through an immersive world of the Triceratops, exploring the various species that lived at the same time.
- Through hands-on objects in the galleries, discover how Triceratops amazing structural features enabled it to thrive in its environment.
- Visit the Dinosaur Walk and Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs exhibition and see real dinosaur fossils!
Students will learn
- Dinosaurs, like all organisms, have structural features which are adaptations, as seen in fossils.
- Dinosaurs’ structural features and behaviours enable them to thrive as they have adapted to their environment.
- That dinosaur habitats can be described by their physical conditions; changing the physical conditions of a habitat, such as a major asteroid impact, will affect their growth and survival of organisms.
Students will be provided
- An exclusive and curriculum aligned dinosaur booklet which can be used in the galleries and back at school.
Students will need
- Please bring pencils for students to be able to complete their booklet in the galleries.
Other key information
- The length of this excursion is 60 minutes and includes 30 minutes in Dinosaur Walk and 30 minutes in Triceratops.
Related links
- Home Of The Dinosaurs Teacher Guide| 4.84 MB .pdf file
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Duration: 60 minutes
Student information
Years 5 to 6
Minimum 10 students
Maximum 60 students
Bookings
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit with provided activity
Victorian Curriculum Links
Science: Levels 5 and 6
Biological sciences
- habitats can be described by their physical conditions; changing the physical conditions of a habitat, including by human activity, may affect the growth and survival of organisms (VC2S6U01)
- organisms have evolved over time, as seen in fossils and scientific records; the structural features and behaviours of living organisms enable them to thrive in their environments (VC2S6U02)
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.
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