fossil explorers: choose your own adventure!
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Fossil Explorers: Choose your own Adventure!. First… choose your character!. Diana the Digging Diva. Eric the Expert Explorer. Step one: Choose your dig location. Location Two: Delta, Utah. Location One: Lee County, Florida . Location One: Lee County, Florida. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Fossil Explorers: Choose your own Adventure!
First… choose your character!
Diana the Digging Diva Eric the Expert Explorer
Step one: Choose your dig location
Location One:Lee County, Florida
Location Two: Delta, Utah
Location One: Lee County, FloridaLee County, Florida is home to Fossil Expeditions, where you can find bones and teeth of ancient mammals and sharks.
Step One: Choose your expedition!
Fossil Expedition: Search for mammal, reptile and shark fossils
Megalodon Expedition:Search for teeth of C.
Megalodon and other sharks.
Florida Fossil ExpeditionBefore you start your expedition, choose the tool that you would like to use!
Tool #1:Shovel and Sifter
Tool #2:Snorkel and Water
Proof bag
You chose Tool #1! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
You used a shovel and a sifter and found a fossil of a Porcupine fish! Congratulations!
You chose Tool #2! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
Unfortunately you used your tools to snorkel and look around for underwater fossils, but didn’t seem to find any! Try again!
Florida Megalodon ExpeditionBefore you start your expedition, choose the tool that you would like to use!
Tool #1:Sifter
Tool #2:Shovel
You chose Tool #1! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your
dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
After sifting through the sand and water, you were able to find a tooth of the C. Megalodon! Congratulations!
You chose Tool #2! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
Congratulations! You found ancient C. Megalodon teeth embedded in stone. Unfortunately, you don’t have the tools to remove the teeth for a souvenir, but it’s a good find!
Location Two: Delta, UtahDelta,Utah is home to the U-Dig Fossil site, where you can find trilobites (marine arthropods ) or geodes on your dig!
Step One: Choose your expedition!
Trilobite Expedition: Search for extinct marine arthropods!
Geode Expedition:Search for interesting volcanic or sedimentary rocks!
Utah Trilobite ExpeditionBefore you start your expedition, choose the tool that you would like to use!
Tool #1:Shovel
Tool #2:A heavy hammer
and pick
You chose Tool #1! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
After digging through to find trilobite fossils, you realize you need a heavier shovel and better digging equipment. Try again!
You chose Tool #2! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
After a lot of hard work and digging with your heavy hammer and pick, you were able to find a trilobite fossil! Congratulations!
Utah Geode ExpeditionBefore you start your expedition, choose the tool that you would like to use!
Tool #1:Rock Chisel
Tool #2: Rock Hammer
You chose Tool #1! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
After using your rock chisel to break away at the outer layers, you uncovered a geode with clear quartz crystals! A real find! Congratulations!
You chose Tool #2! Now, click on the dinosaur to begin your dig!
Dig Results!
Click on the house to go back and try the Fossil Adventure again!
Congratulations! With much hard work, you were able to use a rock hammer to uncover a beautiful geode with a purple amethyst crystal! Congratulations!