Dinictis
Yesterday we went to Toadstool and we saw a lot of rocks. We
also saw footprints bones and fossils. We saw where animals walked and the
ancient rivers ran. We saw that there was an ancient river and stream. There were
different kinds of rocks and sand. There were gopher teeth and jaw bones. We
learned that you can go to jail if you steal fossils. But some people stole
from Toadstool anyways.
More work on the fossilized tortoise shell.
We ate lunch at Fort Robinson
and played games. At the museum we saw a big mammoth and we saw the mammoths that
had tusks caught together. At Agate we took a hike and we saw a corkscrew tunnel. We
saw that ants can carry bones to their nest and you can see micro fossils. We
went outside at night and used our night vision and saw millions of fire flies.
We slept at Agate Fossil Beds and saw a bed of bones and lots of Indian stuff
that Red Cloud gave to them. At Agate we had bison
burgers. We played fun game like shore to ship and fossil
tag.
Today we went to Harms Center and had breakfast burritos and
made up a cheer. We're going to play jeopardy and we journaled.
The group posing next to a rock containing fossilized footprints recorded in ancient river silt.
Lonesome Georges
Day 4
Thursday was our field day. We rode
the college’s charter bus to Toadstool
National Park to hike
around and view some pretty groovy rock formations. While we were there we came
across some fossilized twigs and silicone dioxide from the ash. We learned that
Toadstool is a standard timeline for evolution. We also learned that the rock
formations at the park are caused by soft rock eroding from wind and rain
underneath harder cap-rock.
Sediment layers at Toadstool Geological Park record what has happened there over the course of time.
After we
left Toadstool we drove to Fort
Robinson to eat lunch and
visit the museum. At the Museum, Shane gave us a tour of all the interesting
fossils found in the area. The coolest fossil by far was the two mammoth
fossils interlocked in a battle to the death. Using animal relatives today we
discovered how scientists can give a pretty accurate idea of how animals in the
past acted. Anne showed us mammoth tusks and by looking at the rings in the
tusks we can tell how the animal grew.
We left Fort Robb
and went to Agate Fossil Beds. There, we walked a trail that had animal burrows
called The Devil’s Corkscrew. The point of the corkscrew shape was it made it
easier for the animal that occupied it to enter and exit its home, rather than
a straight vertical drop. After the hike we had buffalo burgers, chips,
carrots, watermelon, and water. For dessert we had s’mores. Then we watched Ice
Age II: The Meltdown with popcorn. We went outside and watched the fireflies.
Then we went to bed in Agate’s museum.
The LG's and the Paleocasters hiking at Toadstool.
Day 5
We
boarded the bus and headed to Scottsbluff’s Harms Center for the parent
presentation. We put some gluey stuff on some fish fossils that LeRoy found and
collected the stuff from our Great Science Adventure.
Paleocastors
Thursday
On Thursday we went to Toadstool National Park.
While we were there we saw cool rock formations, ancient rhino tracks, rabbits,
and several faults. After that we went to Fort Robinson
and ate lunch. Then we went to the Trailside
Museum. While we there we
saw the “Clash of the Titans”. It could also be Mammoths. Soon after that we
went to Agate Fossil Beds and went on the Daemonalix trail. Then we left and on
the way to the bus we saw a bullsnake. After our arrival at the actual museum
we unloaded our luggage. Then we went outside and played Ship to Shore. Then we
ate Bison Burgers and we
watched Ice Age 2 The Meltdown. And then we went outside to see hundreds
of fireflies and stars and
constilations. Then we spent the night at Agate.
The Paleocaster group in front of one of the formations that give Toadstool its name.
Friday
Sadly, today is our last day at paleontology camp. When we
got up we ate breakfast and went on a morning hike. Then we packed our luggage
and got on the bus and drove back to Scottsbluff. When we arrived we unloaded our
luggage … again. Now we are doing activities.
Carefully removing the plaster jacket from an excavated tortoise shell.
Syndyocerous
Today we got on the
bus and drove to Toadstool and did a really cool hike and got to take lots of
pictures.
Taking a break during a hike at Toadstool.
Then we got back on the bus and went to Ft. Robinson
to eat lunch. After that we went to the museum. We got back on the bus and
drove to Agate Fossil Beds and did a short hike and played some games then ate
buffalo burgers for dinner. We watched Ice Age 2 and had popcorn. Then we went
outside and watched fireflies. After that we went to bed.
Hanging out with a fossilized mammoth at the Trailside Museum at Fort Robinson State Park.
Learning how to set up a grid system to divide a dig site before digging begins.
Today we got on the bus to leave. Then after we got back to Scottsbluff
we did a journal entry. Now we are writing on our blog today we haven’t done
much yet.
Titanothere
We went to Toadstool Park and found a turtle fossil half
buried in the dirt.
A shallow, water-formed cave at Toadstool Geological Park.
We spent the night at Agate Fossil Beds and ate bison
burgers.
Today we
are getting four types of fossils: shark teeth, petrified wood, a clam, and a fish.
We watched
a great movie: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown.
We saw the
fire flies at night and some of us picked them up even through we weren't
supposed
to.
The Titanotheres preparing for their oral report on the history of Toadstool Geological Park.
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