Mystery Quarry Investigation

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Dinosaur PP

Day Use is permitted. Outhouse facilities are open where feasible - be prepared with your own hand sanitizer and toilet paper. Campgrounds open, starting June 1 at 50% capacity. Second RV units will not be permitted on campsites. We are monitoring our actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and will adjust as needed.

Come for an investigation! We take a hike through the badlands and use our observations to determine how the animals in Late Cretaceous Alberta lived - and died.

Grade 4: Use your journalism skills on the way to the quarry to conclude why Dinosaur Provincial Park is so unique and important to Albertans.
Grade 5: Investigate and discuss skills you need to figure out what happened to animals in the mystery quarry.
Grade 6: You’re the palaeontologist! Use evidence and understanding to determine why and how these animals ended up in this fossil quarry.

Grade(s):	4 - 6
Curriculum:	Science Social Studies
Themes:	General Inquiry Skills Evidence & Investigation Alberta: A Sense of Land
Type:	Field Study
Duration:	2 Hours
Max. Group Size:	30 students
Fees:	$7 per student
Availability:	September-June
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Teaching Resources:

Dinosaur PP - Mystery Quarry Investigation Info Sheet (2,778 kb)

Updated: Apr 11, 2018