Digging Dinosaurs
Fossil science for the holidays! A look at ancient organisms, their traces, relationships & extinction theories
Hands-on Palaeontology for the Holidays!
Your kids will have a roaring great time as they learn about dinosaurs in this hands-on workshop designed to look at palaeontology in a realistic way.
- Check out the life-size replica of the Velociraptor dinosaur skull and come face to face with T-Rex!
- Work like a real paleontologist; dig out and analyse the specimens found
- Find out how fossils are formed and how it’s easy to find them on the beach.
- Feel replica dinosaur skin and compare it with modern animals.
- Go beyond dinosaurs to look at Australian megafauna.
- Make casts of ancient creatures to keep and more!
Online Class Version
We’ve run live interactive distance programs since 2010 and are highly experienced in making online classes engaging for kids on a variety of web conferencing platforms.
- Activities may vary from those listed for the face-to-face version and will be tailored to age groups attending online.
- Upon booking, you will receive a PDF outlining the materials that you can have on hand to make the workshop more interactive. It’s not a problem if you can’t source all of the materials, as we’ll have these on hand for the workshop
- Full child protections are in place
- We usually connect to classes & homes via Zoom, however if you wish to use a different software we can work with you on getting the connection live. Please see our Online Science Classes & Conditions
- Simply connect your device to a data projector or TV for kids onsite to see the program. We can also cater for kids joining from their home too!
- We usually connect to kids in their homes via Zoom, however if you wish to use a different software we can work with you on getting the connection live.
If you connect with us via Zoom
- Full system requirements for Zoom here
- Each child should test their Zoom connection here.
- Once the date & time is arranged we will send you simple connection instructions (one click & you’re in!)
Are you a Vacation Care Centre?
Every holiday period, Fizzics Education present holiday programs workshops for local council libraries, vacation care centres, OOSHC and at our own venues. These workshops are designed to cater for a wide range of ages, even the adults join in! Book early to avoid disappointment. A school holiday program treat!
To check out our vacation care center science programs...
Hands-on science stations
Dinosaur dig out
Organise your team to excavate your specimens
Dan the Duck Bill
Replica of a parasaurolophus skull. Its head crest made many loud sounds!
Dino Eggs
What did they look like? What did the embryos look like inside?
Sands of Time
Look at how sedimentation helps to form fossils
Scaly skin
Compare modern animal skins to the replica dinosaur skin
Casting creatures
Makes casts of ancient organism impressions
Hip to Hip
Compare dinosaur hips with anatomical models of a bird and lizard
Birds are Dinos?
Check out the archaeopteryx, a possible precursor to modern birds
For the record
Geological record shows a mass extinction 65 million ago. Why did it occur?
T-rex Puzzle
Mix and match the right bones to form a replica T-Rex skeleton.
Terry Triceratops
Meet the cuddly Triceratops puppet and learn about Cretaceous herbivores
Talking Teeth
Work out which teeth belong to which extinct or modern animal
Vacation Care Reviews
Gasworks Arts Park
- Feedback on:
- Digging dinosaurs
Narre Warren Sth Scout Group
- Feedback on:
- Digging Dinosaurs
Requirements
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Cost
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-Caulfield Grammar School – Big Science Big FunThanks so much for presenting at our school on Monday. Our students enjoyed the show.
-Greenvale Primary School – Big Science Big FunFizzics Education curated a thoughtful and hands-on experience for the children, incorporating practical, skill-based learning activities and followed by a science presentation at the end of the event involving liquid nitrogen. This was delivered safely and effectively, capturing both the children and the parents for the duration of the presentation.
-Macquarie Bank – Family Fun DayFizzics Education ran a show today at our school and it was wonderful. He was a great facilitator and the show was age appropriate and well done.
-Mount Zion Early learning centre – Little Science Big Fun