It was our first day at the festival proper yesterday, and the weather was great!

We had a day of great interactions with local primary schools. Scientists from the Museum brought along a massive cast of a baryonyx skull, and visitors were invited to take a closer look at some microscopic life through one of our amazing scanning electron microscopes (SEM).

Cast of the skull of Baryonyx, a Cretaceous dinosaur with huge claws for hooking fish 

Other great exhibitors included:

• The Buckland Club, who invited the public to help excavate a model plesiosaur
• Rock Watch, running creative plasticine fossil workshops
• The University of Plymouth, who measured visitors' strides to work out which dinosaur they are most like
• a great collaborative artwork of the Jurassic coast, led by artist Darrell Wakelam

The fine art of fossil excavation

Here's hoping for some good weather this bank holiday weekend! More news from the learning team soon.

Posted on behalf of Emily, Ben and Jade from the Museum's learning team.