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Big Jurassic Classroom

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Animals, Evolution & Inheritance, Rocks, Fossils and Soils

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Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy, Scientists and their work

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3-5, 5-7, 7-9, 9-12

The Big Jurassic Classroom resources support the teaching of rocks, fossils and evolution, bringing the wonder of the Jurassic Coast to your classroom.

The Primary Science Teaching Trust has worked with the Jurassic Coast Trust since 2014, culminating in the production of The Big Jurassic Classroom book.

This free to download book, developed by Carol Sampey (PSTT Area Mentor and Jurassic Coast Ambassador) with Ali Eley (Outreach Director), brings together resources and information to show teachers how they can use their local environments to inspire interest in the UK’s geological history.

The book includes exciting activities for learning about rocks, fossils and evolution. All the reproducible resources in the book are available at full size in a separate resource pack, also free to download.

In addition to the book and resource pack, all the materials developed in the initial phase of the collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust are available here.

Resources

What you need to teach about rocks, fossils and evolution

Below you will find additional classroom activities developed in the initial phase of the collaboration with the Jurassic Coast Trust. These are suitable for either 3-7 or 7-11 year olds. Each activity has a teacher guide and activity pack to support its use, provided in a zip file.

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Teacher Guide

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Resource Pack

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Overview

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Big Jurassic Classroom Activities

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

How can rocks tell a story?

Practical Science | 3-5, 5-7

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

What makes the best building stone?

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Rock detectives

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Animals, Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Survival of the fittest

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Mary Anning

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy, Scientists and their work | 7-9, 9-12

Animals, Evolution & Inheritance

How did amonites move?

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Animals, Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Dinosaur top trumps

Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Fossil detectives

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Animals, Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Jurassic food webs

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Jurassic coast timeline

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

How do fossils form?

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy | 7-9, 9-12

Rocks, Fossils and Soils

Make a model of Jurassic coast

Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry | 7-9, 9-12