David Attenborough: First Life

Having watched the first episode of 'First Life' in class this week, there is a new exhibit at the NHM exploring the ancient seas.

Further information can be found at the Daily Mail or the Natural History Museum websites.

David Attenborough’s First Life exhibit at London's Natural History Museum uses virtual reality headsets to let visitors 'swim' in ancient seas

Fossils from the museum’s collection come to life with the help of a pair of headphones and a headset containing a Samsung Galaxy S6 smartphone 

The exhibit, comprising an immersive 15 minute session has just opened. 

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How Vertebrates Came to Rule the Earth

Very relevant for Y13 Geology. 

David Attenborough visits China's Pompeii to explore the origin of the backbone on a 500-million-year-old journey

• The first episode of David Attenborough's two-part documentary, Rise of Animals: Triumph of the vertebrates, on BBC 2 and iplayer.
  
• Sir David explores the origins of the backbone by studying a tiny prehistoric animal and a living fossil living in the south of England
• The documentary uses CGI animation to bring long-dead creatures to life such as the Tiktaalik and famous feathered dinosaur
  
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03bgs18/David_Attenboroughs_Rise_of_Animals_Triumph_of_the_Vertebrates_From_the_Seas_to_the_Skies/