Purcell Visit to:
The Natural History Museum
You will be allowed to wander around the Natural History Museum freely provided you observe the
following rules…
1. You must travel in groups of 3 or more and stay in those groups.
2. You must let Mr Banks know who is in your group and leave at least 1 mobile number with
him so he can contact you in emergency
3. You must meet Mr Banks at the agreed time…………………… at the Deli Café (which will be
pointed out to you at the start of the visit)
Who is in your group?
Name
Phone Number
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2
3
4
5
You should use the time to answer the following questions which will help you write a short report.
1. Describe the models of the dinosaurs
a. Are they made of real dinosaur bones?
b. How are the fossils formed?
c. Where do we find these fossils, in what types of rocks do fossils form best? Why?
2. Find an example of each type of rock, describe the features that you can see
a. Look at the crystal sizes, what does this tell you about the rocks?
b. Are there any special features in the rocks?
c. How are they formed? How can you tell?
3. Use the museum to describe how each geological phenomenon takes place
a. Volcanoes
b. Earthquakes
c. Mountain formation
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What is the oldest fossil that you can find?
What are minerals? What do they contain? What colours are they?
What is the largest living thing that you can find?
Describe how the earth was formed
Dinosaurs
Use this page to answer these questions
1. Describe the models of the dinosaurs
a. Are they made of real dinosaur bones?
b. How are the fossils formed?
c. Where do we find these fossils, in what types of rocks do fossils form best? Why?
Rocks
2. Find an example of each type of rock, describe the features that you can see
a. Look at the crystal sizes, what does this tell you about the rocks?
b. Are there any special features in the rocks?
c. How are they formed? How can you tell?
Forming Mountains
3. Use the museum to describe how each geological phenomenon takes place
d. Volcanoes
e. Earthquakes
f. Mountain formation
Fossils
4. What is the oldest fossil that you can find?
5. Draw 3 fossils below, make sure they are clear diagrams.
Minerals
6. What are minerals? What do they contain? What colours are they?
Largest creatures…
7. What are the largest living things that you can find?
a. Where does it live? Why? How has it adapted to live in its environment?
Formation of the earth
8. Describe how the earth was formed
a. Where did water come from?
b. What caused the earth to form?
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