Shantytown Fossil Work

Wednesday 25th of July 2018

We went to Shantytown to learn about fossils and rocks. We really
enjoyed the experience because it was a good opportunity to learn about
something that we had never really studied before. Our favourite activities
were when we got to look at a fossil and draw it. Another of our favourite
activities were when we got to look through a microscope at some really
cool fossils.

We really enjoyed listening to Mary and Ian speak about fossils because it
was really interesting to hear. One of the activities we did in a group was
learning about the different types of coal, some of the names were lignite,
bituminous, and anthracite. We then had to go to a fire and put it on the
flames and estimate how long it would take for the coal to catch on fire.

Another activity we did was we got to go for a walk with Mary, we looked
at the mudstone, limestone and other things that were in Shantytown. It was
really interesting learning about it and were it is in Shantytown.

We learnt that coal can take a very long time to catch on fire. Part of this activity was when we got given a piece of coal and a picture of all the coals a description and we had to try and guess what our piece of coal was.

We also got given a rock at the end of the session, we also got to
use a hammer and and chisel to try and break open a rock and here
is a picture of it:

Over all we thought the experience was good and it was really
interesting to learn about. We would like to thank Shantytown
for hosting it and we would also like to thank Mary and Ian for
teaching us about it all.

By Hannah and Caitlyn 2018