NatureLab Fossils and Evolution Workshop
Latest News: 5th March 2026
Our outdoor season starts now! From March to November, NatureLab offers a variety of outdoor workshops and field trips for all age groups. All our workshops include practical scientific investigation, nature exploration and align with forest school principles.
This one hour workshop provides pupils with a hands on introduction to Jurassic fossils found in the UK, and how they provide evidence for species adaptation and evolution.
Pupils will discover:
• How fossils are formed, and the part sedimentary rock plays in this process
• How living and extinct animals are classified based on their characteristics
• How the fossil record shows us that animals have changed over time
Our outdoor season starts now! From March to November, NatureLab offers a variety of outdoor workshops and field trips for all age groups. All our workshops include practical scientific investigation, nature exploration and align with forest school principles.
This one hour workshop provides pupils with a hands on introduction to Jurassic fossils found in the UK, and how they provide evidence for species adaptation and evolution.Pupils will discover:
• How fossils are formed, and the part sedimentary rock plays in this process
• How living and extinct animals are classified based on their characteristics
• How the fossil record shows us that animals have changed over time
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Where we travel to
We can visit your school in:
What activities are available during this school workshop?
Pupils will handle real fossils found on the Jurassic coast, take part in demonstrations, and discuss how we may classify a selection of living and extinct species.
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Wildlife Workshop
Discover the living and extinct animals that have inhabited our oceans over the past 200 million years. Your pupils will classify species and explore evidence for evolution in the fossil record, as they handle real Jurassic fossils found on the Dorset coast.
Biology Workshop
Ecology and environment Evolution and inheritance Living things and habitats Habitats Dinosaurs Underwater Animals and Habitats Life Sciences
Discover evidence for evolution in the fossil record and handle real Jurassic fossils. Explore living and extinct species, and discuss how they can be classified. Bring your UKS2 evolution and inheritance, and living things and their habitats topics to life with this interactive workshop.
Geology Workshop
Fossils Rocks
Handle real Jurassic fossils and discover how these ancient creatures are related to animals we know today. Focusing on the evolution and inheritance unit, your pupils will discover how fossils are formed and how the fossil record provides evidence for evolution.
Dinosaurs Workshop
Discover the dinosaurs of the ocean, the ancient creatures that may be long gone, but who's relatives still live today. Watch your pupils become young palaeontologists as they handle real Jurassic fossils, explore evidence for evolution and classify living and extinct species.
What size groups do we cater for?
Up to 35 pupils per workshop. Discounts are available for multiple workshops booked by the same school, across our whole range of science and nature workshops.
Anything else?
This workshop supports key science curriculum topics including:
• Evolution and inheritance
• Living things and their habitats
All equipment is provided, and additional resources to support curriculum topics will be sent to the school.
This workshop is ideal for introductory 'hook' lessons, and consolidating and making curriculum learning memorable.
• Evolution and inheritance
• Living things and their habitats
All equipment is provided, and additional resources to support curriculum topics will be sent to the school.
This workshop is ideal for introductory 'hook' lessons, and consolidating and making curriculum learning memorable.
Who are NatureLab?
We offer primary science and nature workshops and trips across a variety of topics, including habitats, minibeasts, life cycles, fossils and evolution. Please see our other listings for more details.
Shannon Raponi:
I am the founder of NatureLab, working with schools to impart my passion for the natural world and its protection.
I am a qualified primary school teacher with experience in KS1 and KS2. I have also worked as a field studies instructor and group leader, teaching biology and geography fieldwork to school groups in every year group from KS2 to A level, in addition to a number of volunteer roles with children.
I have a degree in animal behaviour and training, and wildlife conservation and research experience in South Africa. Throughout my career so far I have worked to give children experiences they would not otherwise have, and inspire a love for nature and the outdoors.
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