The Chronologers' Quest: The Search for the Age of the Earth

The history of geology and how we learned about the age of the Earth is a fascinating subject, but Jackson, a geologist at Trinity College, Dublin, is unable to explain and pass along his enthusiasm. Aficionados might appreciate the tour through attempts to arrive at the planet's age from ancient myths, the Bible, the salinity of the oceans, temperature readings, fossils, geology, biology, radiology and cosmology. Each chapter ends with a "close but no cigar" statement of why a given theory was a good idea at the time. 

Facts On File - An Introduction to Fossils and Minerals (The Living Earth)

Facts On File - An Introduction to Fossils and Minerals (The Living Earth)

The study of fossils, minerals, and gems has played crucial roles in increasing our knowledge about the Earth, the changes the planet has gone through, and the species that have inhabited it. This volume introduces the fascinating disciplines of geology, paleontology, and mineralogy, and how they reveal secrets of the Earth's history.

Disney Educational - Bill Nye The Science Guy - Fossils

 

Fossils can reveal all sorts of secrets, some millions of years old. In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Fossils, the Science Guy gets up close to fossils, visiting the La Brea Tar Pits in California. His special guest is paleontologist Grace Irby, who offers some expert commentary. Nye discusses the various kinds of fossils that have been found, including bones, plants, tracks, and outlines of long-dead life forms.

 

Grade Levels: 3-8

"I started collecting fossils when I was seven, and I’ve been doing it ever since. In fact, it’s now my job – I work at a museum, and my specialty is prehistoric animals, including fossil fish and dinosaurs. We’re constantly finding new dinosaur bones that tell us more about these extraordinary beasts – how they fought each other, how they looked after their babies, how far they travelled, how they changed over time, and much more. These dinosaur fossils are in big demand, and are sometimes smuggled overseas and sold illegally...

In this exciting book, you’ll find tons of puzzles and activities, and will learn all about how bugs move, feed, capture prey, build homes, and lay eggs.

Using The Everything® Kids’ Bugs Book, you can:
·Unscramble letters to find answers to fun bug riddles
·Wind your way through busy bee mazes
·Use a decoder to discover who eats those holes in your sweater
·Uncover fossils hidden in word searches
·Tunnel underground to help a mama mole cricket find her eggs

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