Natural History Museum - Dinosaur Hunters

In the Blue Zone we found the dinosaurs. We were able to see a replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex

Did you know.....?

On our trip to the Natural History Museum we experienced lots of things related to both volcanoes (topic work) and fossils (science work).

Did you know....

... the oldest rock in the Museum was 3.8 billion years old?

... that pumice stone is cooled down lava?

... the Giant's Causeway was made from thick lava that crystallised?

... the people of Pompeii were discovered fossilised in volcanic ash? From these fossils you can make out that the people were running or sleeping when they died.

...most mammals have 7 bones in their neck?

...flamingos tongue and beak have developed to be able to filter out algae from water?

...a shield volcano is a small volcano that has lots of little eruptions?

Natural History Museum - Fossil Marine Reptiles

In the Green Zone we looked at the Fossil Marine Reptiles exhibition.

Natural History Museum - Volcanoes and Earthquake Exhibition

This half term our topic lessons have focused on volcanoes and earthquakes. In the Red zone at the Natural History Museum, we visited the Volcanoes and Earthquake exhibition. Excited, amazed, shocked, we experienced an earthquake. The simulator was made to look like a Japanese supermarket store. Suddenly the ground began to shake. What an amazing experience but one we were glad was not real! 

 

Natural History Museum - Darwin Centre

In the Darwin Centre, we visited The Cocoon! Don't look down...

We explored the natural world in the hub of cutting-edge scientific research.