Introduction
You are going to tour two museums, Anniston Natural History and the Berman Museum. You will travel through the museums with your Egyptian City. Make sure you follow the rules of the museum and stay with your teacher.
Anniston Natural History Museum Berman Museum
Task
You will have two tasks in each area of the museum.
1. You will take a picture using your iPad and write a caption for each picture.
2. You will read and answer questions about each area. You may work with others in your city.
After you complete each project, mark it off. Make sure you read the directions carefully for each project.
Process
__________ Dynamic Earth
1. Take a picture of the exhibit or an individual object that interested you. Then write a caption for the photo in the space below. Include a sentence telling what the photo is and a sentence about why you chose that exhibit or object.
2. Answer the questions below using the information in this section of the museum.
Tornadoes are small ______________ that create powerful winds.
Volcano ______________ are a sure sign that the earths crust continues to move, building mountains and blowing them apart.
Fossils provide us with an accurate index of ____________________.
Seimographs tell us the ________________'s movement.
________ Sand to Cedars and Attack & Defense
1. Take a picture of the exhibit or an individual object that interested you. Then write a caption for the photo in the space below. Include a sentence telling what the photo is and a sentence about why you chose that exhibit or object.
2. Answer the questions below using the information in this section of the museum.
The white crappie has _______________ bars along its side.
In Limestone Woods, the gray bat's scientific name is _____________ grisescens.
When a pronghorn senses danger, it employees its best defense: ________________.
_____ Bird Hall
1. Take a picture of the exhibit or an individual object that interested you. Then write a caption for the photo in the space below. Include a sentence telling what the photo is and a sentence about why you chose that exhibit or object.
2. Answer the questions below using the information in this section of the museum.
The whistling swan's genus and speecies is Olor columbianus, whic is known as one of the _______________ birds.
The dodo bird, which is ____________, lived in the Mascerene Islands.
In the "Clutch" exhibit, ___________ out of 16 quails survived.
The bald eagle is known as the heraldic _______ of the United States.
______ Africa
1. Take a picture of the exhibit or an individual object that interested you. Then write a caption for the photo in the space below. Include a sentence telling what the photo is and a sentence about why you chose that exhibit or object.
2. Answer the questions below using the information in this section of the museum.
The genus and species name of the lion is ____________ leo.
The papyrus plant was the most important writing material in ancient ____________.
The dung bettle feeds on ___________.
_____ Egypt
Write down two facts that were in the exhibit and that we also discussed.