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.
Big Jurassic Classroom
Animals, Evolution & Inheritance, Rocks, Fossils and Soils
Cross-curricular, Practical Science, Science Enquiry, Scientific Literacy, Scientists and their work
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
Big Jurassic Classroom Activities
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
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