Year 3 were very lucky to have a visit from palaeontologist Simon from Swanage Youth Hostel. They found out how fossils were formed, which fossils can be found on the Jurassic Coast, and enjoyed examining and drawing fossils, designing dinosaurs and making plaster casts of ammonites.

ammonite casts hardening

observation and drawing

comparing fossils

designing dinosaurs

drawing ammonites

Plasticene ammonite imprints ready for casting

examining Jurassic Coast fossils

How a fossil is formed