Rock Cycle - Past Life (1A)
Post Lab OBJECTIVES: - Learning how to use museums Using museums to find out more about dinosaurs.
VOCABULARY: - dinosaur museum skeleton paleontologist
MATERIALS: - Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki Internet
Students read a book about fossils in museums BACKGROUND: Museums are a wonderful resource for students of all ages. For those interested in dinosaurs, they are especially exciting. Where else can you experience the thrill of seeing, smelling, perhaps even touching a dinosaur skeleton that is tens or hundreds of millions of years old? There is no substitute for the sense of awe and connection with the past that you feel when standing at the foot of a Tyrannosaurus or Apatosaurus skeleton. We encourage you to organize a trip to your local natural history museum for this post lab. Keep in mind that colleges and universities may have their own paleontology museums or fossil displays that would be fun to visit. Fossils aren't only found in natural history museums! If a field trip isn't possible, we suggest one of the following alternatives. In this Age of Technology, natural history museums come in two forms: actual and virtual. Most of us have visited an actual museum, but fewer are familiar with the "virtual museum." Virtual museums are electronic displays of museum exhibits and information on the Internet. They are produced by actual natural history museums and are available for viewing on computers connected to the Internet. A virtual museum field trip doesn't quite provide the excitement of a real museum excursion, but it's cheaper, quicker, and can be thrilling in its own way. If you have Internet access, we suggest you try this option. The electronic addresses of our favorite museum sites are listed below. You may visit these sites to view general dinosaur exhibits or to find out more information about a specific type of dinosaur. | |
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