LGS COMMUNITY YOUTH OUTREACH

Julia Battle, Chairman

Third Annual Broadmoor "Dig Day"
January 19, 2010

 

THE DINOSAUR STATION

 


The Dinosaur Station, Julia and Ghulam.

 


Julia reveals ...

 


a modern dinosaur!

 

At the Dinosaur Station, Julia Battle and Ghulam Shawar told students how the dinosaurs fit into the development of the Earth. Models and posters of dinosaurs plus a repoduction dinosaur skull reinforced the narrative of how dinos lived and died. The rooster and anole lizard demonstrated that animals of today come from dinosaurs.

 


THE DIG STATION

 


The Dig Station.

 


Look at the size of this one!

 


This was a BIG dinosaur.

 


I found a really neat bone!

 


Digging, digging ...

 


Concentration.

 


Look what I found!.

 


Satisfaction.

 

The two Dig Stations were conducted under a tent provided by Halliburton. Dennis Sullivan and Chris Williams supervised while the students unearthed bones inside marked squares and then tried to decide what animal they had found.

 


THE LAYERS OF THE EARTH STATION

 


Layers of the Earth Station.

 


Layers of the Earth Station.

 


Layers of the Earth Station.

 


Layers of the Earth Station.

 

Dino Station 3 is the Layers of the Earth. Steve Anderson, Jim Pickard, and Rachel Taylor (ULL), told the story of how the earth under their feet formed. They demonstrated the geologic Principle of Superposition, the addition of younger earth layers above older layers, and the incorporation of fossils within each layer.

 


THE FOSSIL STATION

 


The Fossil Station.

 


Bryan Brennan shows fossil sea critter.

 


Fascinated by tiny fossil.

 


Making personal "fossils".

 


A Broadmoor Helper outlines fossil on paper plate.

 

Dino Station 5 is the Fossil Station. Brian Brennan and Dave Fugitt showed many fossils and told about them. Fossils came from their personal collections, from ULL's collection, and from the LGS collection. Bryan and Dave explained how fossils are made and let the students ask questions. Then students each made their own "fossil" to take home.

 

 

Photographs: Ann Johnson and Broadmoor Helpers
Web Author: Karen W. Broussard