Scaling Up for The Future at Senior Celebration – June 11, 2011
Senior Celebration 2011 with Project Exploration graduating high school students, and board of director chair Tony Shaneen (left) and Cofounder and Executive Director, Gabrielle Lyon (right).
New Program to Launch as a Result of Dinner with a Dinosaur XI
Hey PE Students Check out the New Dino – Eodromaeus!!!
Hello Project Exploration Students,
Hope all is well as January comes to a close. If you haven’t heard, Dr. Paul Sereno recently a new scientific announcement last week! On Thursday, January 13th at 1pm, Dr. Sereno introduced the world to a small Triassic dinosaur called Eodromaeus murphi. This small carnivorous dino stood around 4 feet and weighed 10 – 15 pounds. The dinosaur fossils were about 90 percent complete and found in Argentina, South America. Dr. Sereno believes this dinosaur lived approximately 230 million years ago, around the dawning… Continue reading
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Introducing Eodromaeus – The Dawn Runner!
Reflections from a Dinosaur Giant
The Dinosaur Giants program concluded nearly a month ago but students are still talking about their summer experience. I was able to catch up with Evan from Brother Rice High School to learn more about his time as a docent at The Field Museum. While in the program, Evan was very passionate about sharing his knowledge with the public. He even theorized what dinosaurs of today would look like and sketched several amazing photographs of them. Hear what Evan has to say about his time in the 2010 Dinosaur… Continue reading
Dinosaur Giants Bash!
A small room inside of a historical museum was abound with 40+ excited high school aged students. However, these were no average students. These children had just completed a service learning program called Dinosaur Giants. They spent their summer months not laying on the beach but volunteering at The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. Of the 105 students who were trained nearly half of them came together to eat pizza, recant stories, and to be recognized for their contributions.
Each summer, Dinosaur Giants volunteer at The Field Museum and help… Continue reading
Me and DG
Well, my name is Donavan. I will be starting my freshman year of college this fall at Knox College, which is in Galesburg, Illinois. Some of Hobbies include Spoken Word poetry. I also enjoy swimming, and I love Hip-Hop music. I also enjoy theater and hanging out with my friends. I also love talking to people and there is this great program that I have every summer since entering high school called Dinosaur Giants, and its through this great organization called Project Exploration. This program has turned my knowledge of… Continue reading
Fossil Lab Orientation!
I’ve been blogging with Project Exploration for about a year now and today i begin my fossil lab internship. i thought i would take some time today to introduce myself. i am now entering my senior year at Amundsen high school and I’ve been with PE ever since the summer after my freshman year. i began my work with Project Exploration with experience in the field aspect of paleontology and i feel that this summer my experience is coming full circle with work both in and outside of the lab.… Continue reading
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