Dino Day at South Angle Farm Park

August 2016, Preschool Year, age 4

styracosaurus model dimetrodon

Around the park were model dinosaurs and dinosaur related things to discover and explore.

volcano   dinosaur heights   stroking triceratops

HB undertook a series of challenges on a dinosaur fact trail. We found out how large Quetzalcoatlus' wingspan was (11 metres!).

Quetzalcoatlus wingspan challenge Quetzalcoatlus wingspan challenge Quetzalcoatlus wingspan challenge

We learnt how strong a T-Rex jaw was, investigated the differences between carnivore and herbivore skulls, and discovered fossilised smaller creatures that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs.

t-rex bite t-rex bite exploring skulls exploring skulls

We compared our speed to that of the very fast Struthiomimus.

comparing speeds   comparing speeds   comparing speeds

HB worked out whose footprints were whose and discovered how small a Stegosaurus brain was.

matching footprints stegosaurus brain stegosaurus brain

HB made some cut and stick dinosaurs and met an underwater giant.

cut and stick dinosaur   cut and stick dinosaur   underwater skeleton

HB listened to a talk about dinosaur characteristics shared by modern creatures.

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There was also time to meet some animals that weren't dinosaur related...

feeding chickens feeding sheep rabbit rabbit

and for general play.

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