- to provide students with an understanding of how fossils are formed - to provide students with some knowledge about the Canowindra fishes - to provide students with an understanding of the Devonian period - to explore concepts of evolution - to encourage students to think about changing environments through time and the evidence that supports this
Guided Tour
The Canowindra Fish fossils – discovery
Looking at the rocks
Significance of the find
Activities
Detective – how many fish have we found?
Brainstorm – what do the rocks tell us?
Visualisation – Devonian world
Timeline – History of life
Workbooks
The discovery - questions
What have we found? Describing each fish.
Looking at the sandstone slabs
Cabonnicthys burnsi study
Placoderm study slab no 2
Groenlandapis study
Lobe fin study
Gooloogongia study
Mandageria stu
Linking fish with amphibians
At School activities sheets
Extension activities are included in the resource packs sent to you upon confirmation of a booking.
These activities and workbook sheets can be varied to meet your students learning needs
Senior Secondary – Stage 5
Aims
- to provide students with an understanding of the changing environments through time - to develop students' understanding of evolution - to provide students with an understanding of the Canowindra fishes and their place in the Devonian Period
Guided Tour
The Canowindra fish fossil discovery
Significance of our fish
Looking at the slabs
Activities
Detective – how many fish have we found?
Brainstorm – what do the rocks tell us?
Visualisation – Devonian world
Timeline – History of life
Workbooks
Understanding fossils
Excavation
Preparation
Geology
Depositional environment
Study and display
At School activities sheets
Extension activities are included in the resource packs sent to you upon confirmation of a booking.
These activities and workbook sheets can be varied to meet your students learning needs
Senior Secondary – Stage 6
It is possible to provide student visits with an historical or biological or Earth and Environmental Sciences theme.
We offer senior classes a program tailored to specific topics areas within the syllabus. From the Australia biota to transitional forms and changing environments through tine, we have got it covered. Should you require specialized help within a topic area, contact us and we will do our best to provide you and your students with the information you require.
Due to the demand, we have recently developed an extensive program in Earth and Environmental Science which is meeting the needs of both students and teachers in this subject. We offer the students the opportunity to touch and explore our 360 million year old fossils and allow them to draw their own conclusions based on the tangible evidence.
