Olievenhoutbosch Secondary School children will be one of the lucky groups to relive the age of dinosaurs when the DinosAlive exhibition comes to Forest Hill City shopping centre for the first time on 10 March.
Schoolchildren of Seshegong, Olievenhoutbosch and Steve Tshwete secondary schools will be among the thousands of visitors expected to get up close to these prehistoric creatures during the five-week expo
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Forest Hill City general manager Annah Moremela said the centre’s management team was looking forward to hosting this eye-opening exhibition, which features 25 animatronic dinosaurs that blink, move their limbs and emit lifelike sounds. The moving models include the well-known tyrannosaurus rex and triceratops as well as lesser-known species such as spinosaurus and ankylosaurus.
“For us as a mall, it perfectly captures our twin objectives of providing great family entertainment and supporting education in our community,” she said.
Moremela explained that the children who were studying life sciences at school had been specifically selected as the history of the earth formed a core component of the life sciences syllabus.
“For pupils at under-resourced schools, the expo makes learning come alive in a fun, real and interactive way, and there will be special info boards to explain concepts like the triassic, jurassic and cretaceous periods. Every info board contains a QR code linked to a WeChat application. Scanning the code provides access to audio files with more information on each dinosaur,” she added.
A fossil display from the University of the Witwatersrand and a 20-minute movie about dinosaurs roaming American national parks will complete the educational experience.
Younger family members can look forward to ‘meeting’ a baby dino, riding on a tyranosaurus’ back and having their faces painted like their favourite species.
The exhibition runs from 10 March to 17 April and is open daily between 9am and 7pm from Tuesday to Sunday.
