Discovering the Beast
- What
- Self-directed
- When
- Terms 1 to 4, Monday to Friday
- Duration
- 60 minutes total
30 minutes in Dinosaur Walk
30 minutes in Triceratops - Year level
- Years 7 to 10
- Minmum student numbers
- Minimum 10 students
- Maximum student numbers
- Maximum 60 students
- Cost
- $7 per student + education service fee
- Booking information
- Bookings 13 11 02
Discover the amazing science of evolution in Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
Walk through ancient environments, follow the evolutionary path of the dinosaurs and meet Horridus the Triceratops, the most complete and finely preserved Triceratops specimen ever found.
Students will learn about the nature of scientific discovery as they see how palaeontologists have studied and uncovered the complexity of Cretaceous life, how this has formed and refined the theory of evolution, and why this is relevant today.
School groups will be given a short introduction plus a student booklet, connected to curriculum, which can be used in the galleries or back at school.
Bookings for Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs must be made at least three weeks prior to visiting.
Victorian Curriculum links
The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of living things and is supported by a range of scientific evidence (VCSSU120)
Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (VCSSU114)
Related programs and resources
Dinosaur Walk Gallery Visit
Walk among the skeletons of amazing animals from the past – dinosaurs, flying reptiles and megafauna.
Victoria the T. rex
Victoria the T. rex is a world-class, interactive exhibition starring the real fossil skeleton of a 66-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus named Victoria.
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