Paleontology (Fossils versus Wood) – Provocation Pack

by Museum Outreach

Wood versus Fossil, features a diverse selection of materials for students to examine and analyze. The kit offer engaging hands-on experiences to deepen your understanding of paleontology and fossil analysis.

Did you create your own activity for a Provocation Pack? Why not share it with other teachers by adding it to this playlist. Email your activity to outreach@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca. Please indicate if you want us to use your name and/or school name.

Object-Based Learning

This pathway is especially for teachers who want to use object-based learning in the classroom. Includes lesson ideas and online support.

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Oldest and Oddest

Some of the oldest fossils in the Royal BC Museum collection are some of the oddest looking too. Learn about the strange forms of early life on Earth.

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Mountain Dinosaur of BC

Almost 50 years ago a geologist found dinosaur fossils in northern BC. Today those fossils are in the Royal BC Museum collection. Curator of palaeontology Dr. Victoria Arbour studies those fossils. Find out about her exciting discoveries!

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Fossil Finds!

In 2018 the Leahy-Langevin Collection of fossils from the McAbee Fossil Beds near Kamloops was donated to the Royal BC Museum. Explore images and video to learn more about these important fossil finds.

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Native Plants on the South Coast

Learning about native plants can connect us to the places we live. Studying First Peoples’ uses of plants can teach us which native berries are edible and which are not.

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