Tales From The Fossil Lab!
Jehad cleaning and preparing fossils at Dr. Sereno's lab.
Dr. Sereno describes science as “creative thinking with a purpose.” This description fits perfectly with my experience working with Project Exploration. During my time with the program I am always asked think creatively, whether I am creating a poster to represent life in the Paleozoic Era or prospecting for fossils in Montana. My time in the field wandering through the rough terrain and mountains has always been an adventure with a purpose. This purpose is collecting specimens for further examination.
I would describe science like a logic puzzle. The field of science is composed of questions, these are the blank spaces in a puzzle. As scientists we take whatever data and information we are given to try and fill the gaps and spaces.
I think the analogy of a logic puzzle is a fantastic one!
I like the way tou view science. The sameness of purpose. The beauty of eyes can inspire someone to write a poem on it at the same time it can inspire one to look into the anatomy of it.
I like the puzzle analogy. I hope you have fun and make new discoveries in the “search” for all of the missing pieces and it turns out to be a great work of art when you’re done.