How did the wide variety of creatures of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods come to dominate the planet for over 100 million years?​

"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change." – Charles Darwin

Program overview

This is a full day excursion to Brisbane Urban Environmental Education Centre which provides the opportunity for students to adopt the role of palaeontologist.

Students use models, some of which are actual size, to observe the physical features of marine reptiles, dinosaurs, crocodiles and pterosaurs to make 

inferences about diet and behaviour. Links between form and function are explored using models of teeth and claws and students use simple formulas to estimate the length and height of dinosaurs from genuine dinosaur footprints obtained from around the globe. ​

Together, we will investigate how we can use the length of footprints to calculate the actual size of a dinosaur and hopefully bust some myths along the way. As a souvenir of the day, each student will take home with them their own genuine dinosaur footprint, which they will create from moulds of the original.

​Curriculum links

Risk Assessment - Year 5 - Missing creatures unit

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