Mary Anning and Paleontology for Kids - Stephanie Bearce

Mary Anning and Paleontology for Kids

Her Life and Discoveries, with 21 Activities
Buch | Softcover
144 Seiten
2024
Chicago Review Press (Verlag)
978-1-64160-833-6 (ISBN)
21,10 inkl. MwSt
Mary Anning was only twelve years old when she excavated the skeleton of an animal never known to man.

The discovery of the ichthyosaur was the dawn of a new age of science called paleontology, and Anning became one of the leading experts in the study of dinosaurs. Her discoveries helped lay the groundwork for Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and changed the way scientists understood the past.

Unfortunately, as a woman of the 1800s, her contributions were overlooked and instead credited to male naturalists who had purchased specimens from Anning.

Author Stephanie Bearce brings her remarkable work to life for young readers with research and projects that allow children to experience hands-on science as Anning did.

With the help of modern historians, Anning’s groundbreaking work and ideas have been brought to light and she now takes her place as one of the pioneering scientists in the discovery of dinosaurs.

Stephanie Bearce is an avid fossil collector and the award-winning author of twenty-nine nonfiction books for children. An educator with over twenty years' experience in the classroom, Stephanie is a frequent presenter at regional and national education conferences, literature festivals, science camps, and school districts around the country. She was awarded the SCBWI Crystal Kite award for her Top Secret Files of History series World War II title. Her series Twisted True Tales from Science was selected for the NSTA Recommended Reading List. She lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area.

Time Line 
Introduction  
1. The Girl Who Loved Fossils  
Make a Fossil  
Landslide!  
2. Discovery of Dinosaurs  
Build a Rock Collection  
Ocean Fossil Formation  
Bone Extraction  
3. Professional Fossilist  
Make a Science Journal  
Scientific Illustration  
4. A Lasting Legacy  
Locating Limestone  
Plan a Perfect Paleontological Trip  
5. William and Mary Buckland  
Cave Creation  
Examine Footprint Fossils  
Grow a Geode  
6. Geroges Cuvier  
Rock Cycle Experiment  
Rock Tests  
Mesozoic Diorama  
7. Female Fossilist—Bone Finders and Barrier Breakers  
Explore Erosion  
Quicksand and Tarpits  
Build a Plaster Jacket  
8. Modern Paleontology  
Popcorn Time Decay  
Plate Tectonics  
Citizen Science  
Resources  
Index  

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie For Kids series
Zusatzinfo Illustrations, unspecified
Verlagsort Chicago
Sprache englisch
Maße 279 x 215 mm
Themenwelt Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Naturwissenschaft / Technik
Kinder- / Jugendbuch Sachbücher Tiere / Pflanzen / Natur
ISBN-10 1-64160-833-1 / 1641608331
ISBN-13 978-1-64160-833-6 / 9781641608336
Zustand Neuware
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