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Dear Peg, Lots of folk have already sent some good suggestions but here's some info about programs we've developed that are slowly gaining extra exposure. As part of IPC2002 we had a 3 day workshop for science teachers entitled "A Festival of Fossils" that focussed on the development of palaeontology programs for various school age groups. http://www.es.mq.edu.au/mucep/ipc2002/fossil_festival.htm The program included basic preparation and replication techniques, using trilobites and brachs to interpret palaeo environments, recovering and identifying forams, a fossilisation experiment (the good, the bad and the smelly!), determining how fast dinosaurs ran, fossils in open ended investigations, using palaeontological press releases as a basis for classroom discussion and running a field trip for students. Although the program was designed for Australian teachers there was much interest from some of the international delegates in what we were doing and an opportunity for teachers and scientists to interact. We produced a booklet for the program and I'll gladly drop a copy into the post for you. We hope to put some of the individual programs on the MUCEP website as downloadable pdf documents in the future. Meanwhile some of these are finding their way into the pages of our local education journals. Hopefully there may be some content that will help you come up with programs applicable to your local situation. Cheers Andrew Andrew Simpson Science Museums Division of Environmental and Life Sciences Macquarie University NSW 2109 ph (61 2) 98508183 fax (61 2) 98509671 email: asimpson@els.mq.edu.au http://www.museums.mq.edu.au http://www.els.mq.edu.au/BSc-BA/ "The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment" >>> mmyacob@bgnet.bgsu.edu 11/08/02 12:53am >>> Howdy all, I am seeking suggestions for a fun and educational outreach activity for junior high students (11-14 years old) that involves fossils and Earth history. I'm trying to develop something hands-on and investigatory using the common Paleozoic marine invertebrates (brachiopods etc.), but just can't seem to get inspired. The purpose of the activity is to show students what "real" geologists & paleontologists do, in hopes of encouraging them to pursue careers in science. The limitations are that the activity can't be more than 50 minutes long, and can't be outside/field-based. I'd love to hear of any ideas or past experiences.Thanks! Peg Peg Yacobucci Assistant Professor Bowling Green State University Department of Geology 190 Overman Hall Bowling Green, OH 43403 (419) 372-7982
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