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RE: paleonet Jr High Fossil Activity?



Peg -- since no one else has mentioned it, I will.  Students of that age are often very interested in 1) the web and 2) their own area/state.  The Ohio geologic survey has a neat web site. 
 
 
 I worked Ohio when I was with the "oil patch", and the geology of Ohio is interesting, and the oil production is mostly from Paleozoic rocks. Take a look at this site & see if this might interest the students. It will at least give you some background on Ohio geology.  A little research project for them to find geologic information about Ohio on the web could be inspiring to the modern, computer-oriented student.  Also, as an aside, invertebrate paleontology is still an important field in petroleum geology!  And most of the easily obtainable fossils for students will be invertebrate ones.  You can purchase a lot of trilobites for the cost of one "Sue"!
 
Sandy Leo
 
Sandia National Laboratories, California
-----Original Message-----
From: Peg Yacobucci [mailto:mmyacob@bgnet.bgsu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 5:53 AM
To: PaleoNet@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: paleonet Jr High Fossil Activity?

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