E and ES Fossils - Stage 6

In this educator-led activitiy Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 students use fossils to investigate a fossil site and the extinction of Australia's megafauna. They also view stromatolite and banded iron specimens.

Museum educator-led program

Students use the processes used by palaeontologists to reconstruct animals from their fossil remains by comparing fossils from extinct megafauna with bones from their modern-day relatives. They evaluate evidence for the two possible reasons for the extinction of Australia's megafauna.

• Syllabus links: Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6
• Maximum number of students: 30 (4 sessions per day)
• Duration: one hour
• Cost: $4.40 (incl GST) per student additional to general Museum entry
• Location: Nature Space 2, Level 2 

Education Resource Kit

• Teacher Notes
• Student Activity 1
• Student Activity 2
• Australian Museum Guide Map

Ms Helen Wheeler , Education Project Officer
Last Updated: 4 July 2011

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