ROCKS, FOSSILS AND SOILS

WHAT FOSSILS WILL THEY FIND?

We have natural resources here at Grafham with an abundance of different fossils, rocks and soils to find

GET OUT THE CLASSROOM

Active learning is a massive part of students' learning journey's,  getting out of the classroom and learning by discovery. This is why here at Grafham we offer a Fossils, Rocks and Soils residential or day themed visit that uses the National Curriculum to support students in scientific learning. We have a workbook that students can work from and take back to the classroom.

We have an amazing site, with history dating back 166.1 million years ago to the Upper Jurassic Callovian Age. We have an abundance of fossils to discover!   

Find out more about our History here. 

Workbook Example Download
Fossils in childrens hands found at grafham

EXAMPLE ITINERARY FOR THEMED RESIDENTIAL or day visit

THIS WILL BE TAILORED TO YOUR VISIT NEEDS AND LENGTH

DAY ONE

09:30- 12:30 - Arrival and course director talks, this includes rules, objectives, getting into rooms and site tour

12:30-14:00 - Lunch 

14:00-17:00 - Afternoon session; Focus on soils, collecting different types. Asking questions such as does it change the deeper you dig? Complete tasks from the workbook provided

17:00-18:30 - Dinner

18:30-20:30 - Evening Activity; Bushcraft; using  knowledge to build animal shelters and fire lighting. Students can collect resources during the day

 

DAY TWO

08:00-09:30 - Breakfast

09:30- 12:30 - Morning Session;
Focus on investigating rocks, buildings, beach rocks, concrete, how they differ, weathering, rock cycle explanation, go down to the beach to discuss this. 

12:30 – 14:00 - Lunch  

14:00 – 17:00 -  Afternoon Session; focus on fossils, dinosaurs, fossilisation, collection, identification, use map skills to lead us round to Fossil Beach and filling out fossil activity sheet with drawing.  

17:00-18:30 - Dinner 

18:30-20:30 - Self-led evening

 

DAY THREE

08:00-09:30 - Breakfast

09:30-12:30 - Morning Session; Bring it all together with climbing on the rock climbing wall to finish, keeping within theme.

Option - to have questions on different places on the wall and, as a team, students have to collect and answer them.

This activity does not have to be related to your visit. Please look at our activity page to see what we offer. We can also support learning to be embedded into activity sessions.

12:30-14:00 - Lunch 

14:00-15:00 - Departures - fill out feedback forms, get ready to book your next visit with us!

DAY ONE

09:30- 12:30 - Arrival and course director talks, this includes rules, objectives, getting into rooms and site tour

12:30-14:00 - Lunch 

14:00-17:00 - Afternoon session; Focus on soils, collecting different types soils and measuring permeability. Asking questions such as does it change the deeper you dig? Focus on investigating rocks, buildings, beach rocks, concrete, how they differ, weathering, rock cycle explanation, go down to the beach to discuss this.  Complete tasks from the workbook provided

17:00-18:30 - Dinner

18:30-20:30 - Evening Activity; Bushcraft; using knowledge to build animal shelters and fire lighting. Students can collect resources during the day

 

DAY TWO

08:00-09:30 - Breakfast

09:30- 11:00 - Morning Session;
Afternoon Session; focus on fossils, dinosaurs, fossilisation, collection, identification, use map skills to lead us round to Fossil Beach and filling out fossil activity sheet with drawing.

11:00-12:30 - Climbing on our indoor climbing wall to bring it all together 

12:30 – 14:00 - Lunch and departures

 

DAY ONE

09:30- 12:30 - Morning session and Arrival; Focus on soils, collecting different types soils and measuring permeability. Asking questions such as does it change the deeper you dig? Focus on investigating rocks, buildings, beach rocks, concrete, how they differ, weathering, rock cycle explanation, go down to the beach to discuss this.  Complete tasks from the workbook provided

12:30-13:00 - Lunch 

13:00-15:00 - Afternoon session; Afternoon Session; focus on fossils, dinosaurs, fossilisation, collection, identification, use map skills to lead us round to Fossil Beach and filling out fossil activity sheet with drawing.

15:00-16:30 - Climbing on our indoor climbing wall to bring it all together 

17:00 - Departure

 

Fossils in childrens hands found at grafham
Fossils in childrens hands found at grafham
Fossils in childrens hands found at grafham

HOW TO BOOK

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