Využití Chlupáčova muzea historie Země ve výuce geologie na základních a středních školách

the perspective of both living and inanimate nature, which is primarily intended for teaching university students. However,
its clarity, and, in a sense, its compactness, allows it to be used to educate students at lower levels of education, especially
if accompanied by explanatory commentary. The museum was created on the basis of original geological-paleontological
collections amassed at the Faculty of Science of Charles University, after World War II, from several Prague universities. The
collections were inaccessible to the public until the turn of the millennium, when it was decided to renovate and rebuild the
museum and open it to the public for at least a limited amount of time. The museum's (own) exhibition is a comprehensive
set of fossil materials, illustrative models, and information posters describing the evolution of the Earth from its origins to
the present day. It is supplemented by examples of some paleoecological relationships in selected periods and unique visual
reconstructions. Since its official opening, the museum has been used by numerous schools (especially secondary schools) to
supplement or replace geological science teaching. Currently, students on school excursions are key visitors to the museum.
In addition to lectures organized by the museum, students can also complete worksheets, which make the material easier to
interpret and memorize. In the future, the museum could certainly be used more intensively to complement the teaching of
geology, which is a very neglected area at secondary schools.