My first graders so far have learned that paleontologists can do the work of a botanist, geologist, biologist, and archaeologist and they learned some of the tools they use. Today we demonstrated how fossils are made by making sedimentary layers out of graham cracker crumbs, gummy bears, and layers of pudding. I don’t have those pictures uploaded…[Read more]

Hi Jeanette! Thank you again for allowing me the opportunity to come out to the teacher dig this past weekend! It was such a great experience and I am having a blast sharing it with my first graders. Here are a few pictures from this weekend and also some pictures of my students as I bring it into the classroom and teach them all about…[Read more]