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Field trip or special information for parents
and family
JPs
will meet each day (unless otherwise noted) from
8:30 - 3:30 . JPs should bring binders, lunch
a notebook and a pen or pencil everyday.
WEEK
1: Training, July 5-7
July
5 - Careful Observations - Wednesday
- 8:30
- 9:15 Welcome and getting to know each
other
- 9:15
- 10:30 Observation Activity
- 10:30
- 11:45 Note Taking
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30
- 12:45 Warm Up
- 12:45
- 2:45 Scientific Observation & Illustration
- 2:45
- 3:30 Project Planning Discussion
July
- Life Over Time - Thursday
- 8:30
- 9:00 Nature Journals
- 9:00
- 10:30 Life Over Time I
- 10:30
- 11:45 Email accounts, Internet Strategies
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30
- 12:45 Warm Up
- 12:45
- 2:45 - Life Over Time II
- 2:45
- 3:30 - Project Planning Discussion
July
7 - The Rock (and Roll) of the Earth -
Friday
- 8:30
- 9:00 Nature Journals
- 9:00
- 10:30 Outline Form
- 10:30
- 11:45 Rock Cycle and Plate Tectonics
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30
- 12:45 Warm Up
- 12:45
- 1:45 Rock identification lab
- 1:45
- 3:30 - Project Planning
WEEK
2: Training, July 10-15
July
10 - What is a Fossil? - Monday
- 8:30
- 9:00 Nature Journals
- 9:00
- 10:30 What is a Fossil?
- 10:30
- 11:45 Fossil Prep Work
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30
- 12:45 Warm Up (Rock Identification Lab)
- 12:45
- 1:45 Fossil Prep work
- 1:45
- 3:30 Project Planning
July
11 - Taphonomy-Tuesday
- 8:30
- 9:00 Nature Journals
- 9:00
- 10:30 Comparative Anatomy
- 10:30
- 11:45 Intro to Taphonomy & Problems in
the Fossil Record
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30
- 2:30 Taphonomy in Action
- 2:30
- 3:30 - Project Planning
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July 12 - All About Reconstruction - Wednesday
FIELD TRIP
- 8:30
- 9:00 Nature Journals
- 9:00
- 10:00 Challenges of Reconstruction
- 10:00
- 11:30 Dinosaur Discovery Exhibit
- 11:30-12:30
- Lunch at Navy Pier (bring money or bring lunch)
- 12:30
- 2:30 Paleoart reconstructions and the Tyrannosaur
- 2:30-
3:30 - Reflections and Planning for 7/13
field trip
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July 13 - Fossils in the Field - Thursday FIELD
TRIP
- Field
trip:
Depart at 7:30am
Return
at 8:30pm
July
14 - Egg Mountain - Friday
- 8:30
- 9:00 - Read/Write/Discuss
- 9:00
- 10:30 - Egg Mountain
- 10:30
- 11:45 Digging Dinosaurs (video)
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch with an Astronomer
- 12:30
- 1:30 - Stargazing Montana Skies
- 1:30
- 2:30 - Lewis and Clark Expedition
- 2:30
- 3:30 - Project Planning
July
15 - Egg Mountain - Saturday
- 8:30
- 9:00 Nature Journals
- 9:00
- 10:30 Microfossils
- 10:30
- 11:45 Egg Mountain Roles and responsibilities
- 11:45
- 12:30 Lunch
- 12:30
- 2:30 Projects - last touches
- 2:30
- 3:30 Presentation Practice
- ğ
3:30 - 4:30 Project Presentations
- ğ
4:30 - 5:30 Montana Orientation
MONTANA
FIELD WORK - July 17-23 -
July 17 Depart Chicago, 12:30pm
Meet in South Lounge, Union Station
July
18 - Arrive Shelby, MT 5:22pm
- Train
arrives in Shelby, MT
Eat
dinner in Choteau
Get
settled in hotel
July
19 - Introduction to Geology and Paleontology
of Choteau
- Introduction
to the Old Trail Museum and Paleontologist
- Geology
of 7 Mile Hill
- Excavation
of JP Site or South Park Site
- Bone
Bed excavation and interpretation
- Lunch
in Field
- Prospect
South Park drainage
- Microsite
collection and interpretation
- Evening
Program: Dinosaurs Get Hurt Too
July
20 - The Nature of Montana
- Birdwatching,
Freezeout Lake
- Nature
Hike
- Lunch
in Field
- Pine
Butte Nature Reserve:
- Conservation
Issues and Career Possibilities
- Evening
Program: Mural Dedication with Choteau Youth
July
21 - Egg Mountain! (Down on your Knees in Paleontology)
- Egg
Mountain Crawl
- Prospecting
- Lunch
in Field
- Data
interpretation
- Evening
Program: Dinosaur Egg Nests and Babies
July
22 - Before (and After) the Dinosaurs
- Geology
Drive
- Investigation
of the Lewis and Clark interpretive Center
- Shelby
Rodeo
- Evening
Program: Graduation ceremony
- PLUS!
Packing and getting ready for departure
July
23 - Depart Shelby, 11:25 am
July
24 - Arrive Chicago, 4:20pm UNION STATION
Evaluation
& Next Steps, July 24
July
25 - Evaluation Session Monday
- 1:30
- 3:30 Expedition Stories and Photo Exchange
This
is an opportunity to share stories about Montana
with paleontologist Paul Sereno. You will also
have a chance to swap photos of the trip. This
session is particularly for students who are
interested in continuing their relationship
with Project Exploration during the upcoming
year through tutoring/mentoring programs, informal
activities and get togethers, and possibly an
ongoing web site project.
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