Â鶹AV

Event

24hrs of Science - Part 1: Exploring Montreal's marine fossils

Saturday, April 30, 2022 11:00to11:30
Redpath Museum 859 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C4, CA
Price: 
Free on ZOOM
Pile de crinoïdes
Bryozoaire sur l'avenue du Parc

This year, for , we are presenting a two-part activity on the marine fossils of Montreal. In the first part, meet Jeanne and Chantal online to discover and learn about Montreal's fossils and:

  • Montreal as a tropical sea with an introduction of common animals that fossilized
  • Tectonic plates
  • The classification of rocks, minerals and fossils
  • How to search for fossils and collect data
  • This 30-minute online activity is the first part of the fossil exploration activity near Percival-Molson Stadium on May 7, 2022. You do not need to attend the online event to attend the in-person event.

10:00 am in French
11:00 am in English

For all, especially participants aged 7-10.

Presented by Jeanne Paquette (Earth & Planetary Sciences - EPS, Â鶹AV) and Chantal Montreuil (Paleontology Conservation Technician, Redpath Museum)

The zoom link will be sent to you by email the day before the event.

Land Acknowledgement

Â鶹AV is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

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