Fossils of Nebraska : Gallery Programs : For Educators : University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History

There will be no museum parking at Morrill Hall on Saturday, September 13 due to the Nebraska home football game. ADA spots will be open, but subject to UNL Parking and Transit game day fee. Morrill Hall and the Curious Curator Cafe will operate normal hours. Thank you, and Go Big Red.

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GRADES
4-8

STANDARDS SUPPORTED
NCCRS-Science: SC.4.13.4.A; SC.7.14.6; SC.8.14.7.A

PROGRAM DURATION
45 minutes

DESCRIPTION
Take a trip through geologic time and investigate Nebraska's rich fossil heritage. Discover life in the Paleozoic Era and the mass extinction, which ended the era. Compare fossils with modern bones to gain a better understanding of the fossilization process. Explore the diversity of life during the Mesozoic Era. Investigate the elephants that once roamed Nebraska during the Cenozoic Era.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Students will explore three different galleries in their walk through time and to gain a better understanding of a paleontologist's job, they will have an opportunity to dig for fossils.

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