Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum Tour Laurie Hutchinson Willowcreek

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Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum Tour Laurie Hutchinson Willowcreek Middle School Alpine School District Copyright

Thanksgiving Point Dinosaur Museum Tour Laurie Hutchinson Willowcreek Middle School Alpine School District Copyright 2005

Exhibit Case Introduces the Entry way Dinosaur Tracks were found by Rick O’Hearon from

Exhibit Case Introduces the Entry way Dinosaur Tracks were found by Rick O’Hearon from Utah in the Black Hawk Seam in Carbon County coal mines. He found the tracks while working in the coal mine.

Entry Display Case Questions • How do they identify the tracks? • What can

Entry Display Case Questions • How do they identify the tracks? • What can the tracks tell you about the dinosaur? • What is the type of scientist that study footprints? (Ichmologist)

South Exhibit Hall Paleozoic Era • Start Here Devonian Period Paleozoic Period Jurassic Period

South Exhibit Hall Paleozoic Era • Start Here Devonian Period Paleozoic Period Jurassic Period Formation of the earth Pre Cambrian / Cambrian Periods Quarry Area / Fossil Lab

First Room – Model Quarry • • • Rock Types Plate tectonics Fossils Lab

First Room – Model Quarry • • • Rock Types Plate tectonics Fossils Lab for Research Model Quarry

First Room – Model Quarry 3 Rock Types • Igneous Rocks • Metamorphic Rocks

First Room – Model Quarry 3 Rock Types • Igneous Rocks • Metamorphic Rocks • Sedimentary Rocks

First Room – Model Quarry Questions • What are the 3 rock types? •

First Room – Model Quarry Questions • What are the 3 rock types? • How are each of these types formed? • What is the “detrital action” • What is an example of chemical action?

First Room – Model Quarry Plate Tectonics Pangea Breaking Apart

First Room – Model Quarry Plate Tectonics Pangea Breaking Apart

First Room – Model Quarry Museum Displays Bones Fossilize Animal Dies Fossils Sediments Cover

First Room – Model Quarry Museum Displays Bones Fossilize Animal Dies Fossils Sediments Cover it Erosion Occurs

TODAY’S FOSSIL FUELS

TODAY’S FOSSIL FUELS

First Room – Model Quarry Questions Plate tectonics • What is happening to Mt.

First Room – Model Quarry Questions Plate tectonics • What is happening to Mt. Timpanogos each 10 years? • What type of region was found at Mt. Timpanogos years ago? • What is happening to the Atlantic Ocean since 1492? • What is the crust floating on? • What causes Earthquakes and volcanoes?