Programs

Exploring for fossils on the beach is the highlight of any educational trip to Joggins

Programs at Joggins are very hands-on and acknowledges all of the learning styles: visual, auditory and kinetic. Customize your visit by choosing from the following adventure programs (prices include tax and are per student).

Contact a.super@jogginsfossilcliffs.net or 902-251-2727 ext. 225 to book or discuss your educational experience today.

Guided interpretive gallery tour (30 min): $4

Guided beach tour (30 min): $2

Activities**: each curriculum-oriented activity takes about 30-45 min and ranges in price from $1- $5 per student:

Suitable for university students: (45 min - 1 h)

Quadrat surveys - learn about the biodiversity of fossils at Joggins and methods for sampling and estimating density. ($5)
Stratigraphic column - students will create their own column while learning about rock types, geology, and geologic principles such as: original horizontality, superposition, and faunal succession. ($5)

Suitable for elementary students:

Fossil casting/painting – Learn how some fossils are formed by making your own to paint and bring home! ($3)
Fossil excavation – Learn about how to dig for fossils with our excavation kits (students take home their own excavated “fossil”) while also learning about rules for fossil hunting in Nova Scotia. ($3.50)
Scavenger hunt – Learn more about why Joggins is world-famous by taking part in our interpretive gallery scavenger hunt. ($1)
A Long Time! – Discover the major periods in the history of Earth and how people fit into this timeline. (Developed by Sharon Janulaw) ($1)
Amphibian or Reptile? - Discover the differences between amphibians and reptiles with this hands-on activity that compares and contrasts the adaptations of each. ($3)
The Fossilization Game - Students learn how fossils are formed in this fantasy and role-playing exercise. ($1)

Suitable for junior high and high school students:

Modern equivalents exercise – Learn about life in the Carboniferous and evolution by comparing fossils from Joggins with their living relatives ($1)
Natural Selection Game: Simulate the process of natural selection with this exciting board game and see what it takes for predators and prey to survive! (Developed by Robert P. Gendron) ($2)
CSI: Joggins: Join the Carboniferous Scene Investigation crew and learn about paleoecology and how to reconstruct past environments by looking for clues in rocks and fossils. ($3)
Geological timeline exercise – Take a 3.6 billion year journey through time with our hands-on exercise that teaches students about how the world has changed over geological time. (Developed by the Atlantic Geoscience Society) ($1)

**The learning outcomes for all activities are tied to the Atlantic Canada Science curriculum. Find out how:

Gallery Tour

Beach Tour

Elementary School Activities

Junior High and High School Activities

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