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Aug. 26, 2008
Dinosaur Dig
Well since we are studying ancient history we have taken a side trip to study dinosaurs. I mean you can't get much more ancient than that, can you? So not to get on a debate on how old the earth is, or how old the dinosaurs are, we have just taken to introducing the dinosaurs in the era that science has decided they best fit. It's very organized that way, and i don't have to sort them all out! LOL! For our guided tour we are using a book called "Dinosaur Atlas" by John Malam and John Woodward. it has a very cool layout as it breaks the dinosaurs down not only by "era" but also by location. So the North American Dinosaurs are in a separate section from the European ones. They are also color coded by era and a lot easier to timeline.
Now our timeline. we are creating a drawn timeline of the dinosaurs. so right now we have a 6 foot strip of art paper (like the rolls of easel paper you can get at joann's and other craft stores) that I have cut in half, Each of the older two girls have their own and they have drawn all of the triassic era dinosaurs. we will be starting another length for the jurassic era tomorrow. The girls are really enjoying it.
Another thing we are doing is an archeological dig. Each girl, and Mom and Dad, have their own dinosaur that they are digging up. we purchased a 4M brand dinosaur dig for each of the girls. (It was $9.99 at Hobby Lobby) what it includes is a brick of plaster that you have to dig the dinosaur bones out of. then you assemble them. It's a large project as the digging takes time, and patience. It comes with some tools, but we have found they are not that great so we have taken to using a screwdriver (common) and a regular paintbrush. It works much better than the plastic scapel they provide. Please be sure to watch your children if you do this too!
Here are a few pictures to show the beginning of this project. This is day one so it's barely started. BY day two the girls had 4-6 pieces out each. (DH and i only had 3, we are slackers!)
DD 11 Finds the skull to her T-Rex
(aka Sue)
DD 8 finds the pelvic bone to her Brachiosaurus!
(aka Long Neck!)
i'll post some more pictures as we go. I'll also post the pictures of the timelines as we get them more complete! Have fun with your study this year, because we are having a blast! The kids have declared that this is so much more fun than Public School! LOL, I'm secretly extremely pleased to hear that!!
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