Dino Tracks To Fossil Facts

Recommended for Grades 1-8

A girl digging in a tray of tiny rocks trying to find fossils
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Kids trying to find fossils within their tray with the help of instructor during Fossil Lab

Calling all budding paleontologists!

Students will learn about dinosaurs and explore how fossils are made and discovered.  They will have the opportunity to excavate skull pieces and identify the type of dinosaur they discover.

Dino Tracks To Fossil Facts meets these curriculum standards:

SC Earth Science 3.E.2, 4.E.2, 5.E.2, 6.E.1, 7.E.1, 8.E.1, HS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS2-6, HS-LS4-1; Scientific Inquiry 3.SI.1, 4.SI.1, 6-8.SI.1, 6-8.SI.2, HS-ETS1-2, HS-ETS1-3

NC Earth Science 3.E.2, 4.E.2, 5.E.S, 6.E.1, 7.E.1, 8.E.1, HS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS2-6; Life Science HS-LS4-1; Scientific Inquiry 3-5.SI.1, 3-5.SI.2, 6-8.SI.1, 6-8.SI.2, HS-ETs1-2, HS-ETS1-3

ALL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO MEET CDC, LOCAL, AND STATE HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS. 

various fossils including one with leaf prints and one with fish imprint

We can come to you! A similar presentation is also available as an Outreach Program that will come to your site.

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The Schiele Museum’s education programs address critical standards for public education. For specific curriculum standards met by our programs or questions about your visit, please contact our Group Scheduling Coordinator at stephanie.austin@gastonianc.gov