Jennifer Pieters[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:

> Has anyone on the list conducted an educational program on fossils, =
> intended
> for children aged 5-10?  I am a new intern in a Discovery Room and have =
> an
> upcoming fossils program for the general public.  I could use =
> information on
> neat projects that visitors could make to learn more about the =
> fossilization
> process.  I would greatly appreciate any responses off of the list.  I =
> am
> not a science person, so every little bit of advice would help a great =
> deal!
> Thanks in advance.

Check out:
AUTHOR       Booth, Jerry.
 TITLE        The big beast book : dinosaurs and how they got that way /
by
                Jerry Booth ; drawings by Martha Weston.
 EDITION      1st ed.
 IMPRINT      Boston : Little, Brown, c1988.
 DESCRIPT     128 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
 SERIES       Brown paper school book.
 NOTE         Gr. 4-7.
 SUMMARY      An introduction to dinosaurs with instructions for related
                projects.
 SUBJECT      Dinosaurs --Juvenile literature.
 ADD AUTHOR   Weston, Martha, ill.

Its filled with paleontology hands on educational programs, i use
extensively.

Terry Vidal  ([log in to unmask] or  http://www.uni.edu/vidal)
Collections Manager
University Of Northern Iowa Museum  (http://www.uni.edu/museum)