palaeontologist Archives - Education

31 Mar 2021

How to hunt fossils responsibly

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

5 tips from a professional palaeontologist to search for fossils responsibly. Learn how to safely and responsibly get involved in fossil-hunting and become a back-yard palaeontologist in this resource for Year 4 and 8 Earth and Space students. Word … Continued

3 Feb 2021

Odd Jobs: Paleodermatologist

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Looking skin deep can provide new discoveries, at least in this vanguard field of research. This article is best suited for Year 7, 8, and 10 Biology and Earth and Space students as well as Senior Science students who are exploring … Continued

14 Jul 2020

A new tiny relative of dinosaurs and pterosaurs

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

From little things sometimes very big things grow. Use this article with Year 10 Biology students to demonstrate some of the work being carried out in the natural sciences. It shows how species features and adaptations can be used to … Continued

3 Apr 2020

Best of: Evolution

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, STEM In Action, Tools for Teachers | 0

Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week, we bring together our resources for teaching about evolution for year 10 students studying Biological Sciences. Australian Curriculum Code: ACSSU185 … Continued

25 Oct 2019

How mammals inherited the Earth

by Jennifer Chalmers | posted in: Biological Sciences, Earth & Space Sciences, STEM In Action | 0

Scientists map out first million years of life after the dinosaurs. This fascinating article would be well suited to students in years 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10 studying Biological or Earth and Space Sciences. Word Count: 508 An overhead … Continued