Photos and descriptions of Kindergarten science outreach program on Fossils, Rocks, and Dinosaurs at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.
Fossils, Rocks, and Dinosaurs Thomas Jefferson Elementary
School, Academic Year 2013-2014
Grade K
Dr. DeLeo came into our classroom for an adventure in science! We already knew that there were
dinosaurs and other animals on the Earth a long time
ago that are no longer around today. Many of us even
knew what the word “extinct” means. It means
that those plants or animals no longer live today -
they all died.
Dr. DeLeo set up special magnifying glasses in the room. They make things look real big when you look through them. Dr. DeLeo tried to scare us by looking at us through one of the magnifiers, but we don't scare that easily! We used the magnifiers to look at the fossils, rocks, and animals bones that Dr. DeLeo brought in. When plants and animals that lived a long time ago die, they sometimes become hard like rock. These are called fossils.
Dr. DeLeo visited each of the Kindergarten classrooms. The pictures below show Mrs. Karol's AM Kindergarten class first, then Mrs. Karol's PM Kindergarten, and finally Mrs. Weikert's All-Day Kindergarten.
These are pictures from Mrs. Karol's AM Kindergarten class. On the right, you can see some of us looking at fossils and rocks through the magnifiers that Dr. DeLeo brought.
Our teachers had fun looking through the magnifiers at the fossils and rocks as well. They were very interested!
The picture just to the right shows one of us examining the fossilize imprint of a plant. And, one of us is looking at the fossil of an animal called Archimedes on the far right.
Here are more pictures of us looking at fossils and rocks!
These are pictures from Mrs. Karol's PM Kindergarten class. On the right, you can see some of us looking at fossils and rocks through the magnifiers that Dr. DeLeo brought.
Our teachers had fun looking through the magnifiers at the fossils and rocks as well. They were very interested!
The picture just to the right shows one of us examining a fossilize clam. And, one of us is looking at the fossil of an animal called a crinoid on the far right.
Here are more pictures of us looking at fossils and rocks!
These are pictures from Mrs. Weikert's All-Day Kindergarten class. On the right, you can see some of us looking at fossils and rocks through the magnifiers that Dr. DeLeo brought.
Our teacher and Principal had fun looking through the magnifiers at the fossils and rocks as well. They were very interested!
The picture just to the right shows one of us examining the fossil of horn coral. And, one of us is looking at the fossilized imprint of a plant on the far right.
Here are more pictures of us looking at fossils and rocks!
Dr. DeLeo showed us a fossil of an animal called a trilobite, and we all got to pet it. Trilobites no longer live today; they are extinct like the dinosaurs. Dr. DeLeo wore a tie with drawings of trilobites on it. He also showed us photos of fossils, and a video of a live crinoid. To the right and below are pictures of us petting the trilobite and having more fun with fossils.
If you click the play button on the picture on the left, you will see a VIDEO of us studying fossils and rocks.
Dr. DeLeo showed us a video of a live crinoid. And, he gave us Dinosaur Placemats! We love science! We had a wonderful time looking at fossils and rocks.
I hope you have enjoyed this web presentation as much as we enjoyed sharing the actual learning experience with your son or daughter. Although we have endeavored to exclude photographs where permission has been denied, it is possible for errors to occur. If you would like us to remove a photograph of your son or daughter for any reason, please send me an e-mail message at lgd0@lehigh.edu or call me at 610-758-3413, and we will remove it promptly. Please note that we will never associate a child's full or last name with a photograph except in circumstances where special permission was explicitly provided. Thank you. Gary DeLeo.
