Fossil Finders | Ancient Environments
Tickets
Included with admission;
FREE for Burke members
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Enjoy fossilized fun at five drop-in stations designed for young learners ages 3–8. Hold fossils and casts at the touch table, make scientific discoveries in the dig pit, create a craft to take home, and collect a new stamp each month in your Fossil Finders Passport.
Learn more about the work of the Burke paleobotany team and find out what plants looked like during the Age of Dinosaurs
– Chat with Burke paleobotanists about what plants lived alongside dinosaurs. Visit their table to compare plant fossils and some of their modern relatives from the UW Biology Greenhouse!
– Touch ancient plant fossils.
– Dress like a fern or an ancient tree at the photo booth.
– Make a fossil rubbing.
– Take home a guide to dino plants in your neighborhood.
Burke members have more fossil fun!
– Save 50% on Fossil Finders Fun Packs in the Burke store on Fossil Finders event days
– Get members-only access to the Fossil Finders booth at our annual Members Behind the Scenes Night
– Enjoy early access to Dino Fest
– Celebrate with discounts on Dino Birthday Parties
– Save on registration for Burke Camps
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