Fossils: Windows into the Past

Fossils: Windows into the Past

• Times Available: Wednesday - Friday, 10:15am, 11:15am
• Date Range: October 2024 - May 2025
• Grade Levels: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
• Class Size: minimum 8, maximum 28 students/per program
• Months: January, February, March, April, May, October, November, December
• Requirements: Must register for program at least four weeks in advance of your group's visit.
  Minimum age 11 years.
  
• Fee: $120 per program
• Contact: Missy Chernick at melissa.chernick@naturalsciences.org

Give your students a unique opportunity to study fossil specimens from North Carolina and elsewhere. Students examine fossils to learn how they form and how fossils tell us about the past. Students also explore how we know the age of fossils and how a geologic map can help with fossil dating and identification.
Program length is 45 minutes.

This program is held onsite at our Downtown Raleigh location.

Curriculum Correlation(s): ESS.6.2; ESS.8.1; LS.8.3.1

Scheduling Instructions: Scheduling for the upcoming school year will begin on Tuesday, July 30 for programs in October–January, and Tuesday, August 27 for programs in February–May. To schedule, please fill out the Onsite Group Program Scheduling Request Form.

Scholarship Opportunities: Funding may be available to cover all or part of program fees for qualifying schools.
Transportation reimbursement funding may also be available for the Fossils: Windows into the Past program.
Please indicate your interest in the Additional Information section of the Scheduling Request Form.