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600 Million Years Gallery Visit
Travel back in time to explore the evolution of life.
Journey through the fossil record of Victoria, starting around 600 million years ago, beginning with life in the sea to Megafauna.
Students will experience
- Moving through time, starting 600 million years ago, to examine the change in life through the geological periods using real fossils.
- Interviews with palaeontologists about extinction events, whale evolution, Diprotodon fossils and more.
- The chance to examine real fossils, representing the first multicellular life to the extraordinary diversity of life in the seas, including trilobites and ammonites, and dinosaur bones found in Victoria.
- The real jaw of Koolosuchus, Victoria's State Fossil Emblem!
- The evolution of fish to vertebrates moving onto and living on land.
Students will learn
- That fossils provide evidence for life on Earth in the past.
- That life changed over time, and we know this from the fossil record.
- That the fossil record tells us about the evolution of life of Earth.
Availability
Terms 1–4, Monday to Friday
Student information
Years K to 10, VCE
Bookings
Exhibition
Self-guided exhibition visit
Victorian Curriculum Links
Science: Levels 3 and 4
- living things have characteristics that distinguish them from non-living things and things that were once living, including fossils (VC2S4U01)
Science: Levels 5 and 6
- organisms have evolved over time, as seen in fossils and scientific records; the structural features and behaviours of living organisms enable them to thrive in their environments (VC2S6U02)
Science: Levels 7 and 8
- there are similarities and differences within and between groups of organisms living on Earth; the development and use of classification tools, including dichotomous keys, help order and organise human understanding of the diversity of life (VC2S8U01)
Science: Levels 9 and 10
- the theory of evolution by natural selection includes the processes of variation, isolation and adaptation and is supported by evidence including the fossil record, biogeography and comparative embryology; the theory explains past and present biodiversity and demonstrates how all organisms have some degree of relatedness to each other (VC2S10U05)
Accessibility
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
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