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Aspire Trip
Terrenain 9T sent this report:
On Thursday, 4 April, 40 of the biology Aspire students went to the natural history museum where we had the opportunity to go on a behind the scenes tour, and got to listen to a talk by a real palaeontologist. On the private spirits tour we had a tour of the research labs and the tank rooms where lots of rare specimens were preserved and studied. We also learnt a lot more about the museum’s research projects and the vast scale of their collection. During the talk with the palaeontologist, we were able to ask questions and learn more about the museum’s dinosaur projects and research. We were also able to explore the museum as well enjoying all of the interactive exhibits and the tours. Thank you to Miss Gorski for organising this trip.
Bethany in 10A sent this report:
As we entered the Natural History Museum we were instantly greeted by a massive blue whale skeleton suspended above our heads. It was baffling, to start with, but as we started to travel around the rest of the museum we saw many more spectacles just like this. Starting with discoveries, we saw sketches in the books of famous scientists, including the discoveries of Charles Darwin scattered across the whole museum. However, this in no way prepared us for the extensive mammal room; incredibly large, with various skeletons and life size recreations of whales, rhinos, elephants and deer. There were also huge recreations and fossils of dinosaurs in the dinosaur area; which hosted a to-scale moving T-Rex.
The behind the scenes tour was very insightful; seeing just a portion of all the stored species and learning of the scientific functionality of the museum and its place in the world of natural sciences. Whilst the stored and preserved species weren’t for those with a weak stomach, it was really interesting to see the scale and features of rare and obscure species in person. The meet the scientist talk with David Button also really informed us of the evolution and science of dinosaurs showing how they reconstruct the skull of dinosaurs using computer software and sharing the various beliefs and discoveries surrounding the dinosaurs origin, lifestyle and extinction.
