Dawn of life Year level Year 4 – 6 Duration 90 minutes Cost $240 per group (up to 32 students) Audience Primary Travel 3.5 billion years back in time to investigate the role microscopic organisms played in changing the Earth then and now. What is the Great Oxygenation Event? How do “rocks” show evidence of the beginnings of life on earth? In this workshop, students handle and discuss ancient fossils and living stromatolites—the microbial masses that played a major role in changing Earth's atmosphere. Register Your Interest Student experience Students will: Explore the origins of life through examples in the Origins Gallery Handle replica stromatolites Observe microscopic organisms Discuss the Great Oxygenation Event and the formation of stromatolites Skills development This program links to the following strands of the Western Australian Curriculum: Year 4 Science Earth’s surface changes over time as a result of natural processes and human activity. (ACSSU075) Living things depend on the environment to survive. (ACSU073) Year 5 Science Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACCSSU043) Year 6 Science The growth and survival of living things are affected by physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094) Register Your Interest