Arlene's junior gardeners in Julington Creek Elementary learned about fossils this month. They also made a few fake-fossils using parts of plants and shells for the imprints. They used chicken bones for fossilized dinosaur bones. Who knows, maybe T. Rex was the prototype for the barnyard chicken (just kidding). But the scientific community does give strong credence to the theory that various raptor-type dinosaurs were indeed the ancestors of today's birds. The findings of fossilized feathers supports the claim that these dino-raptors had them covering their bare skin. When Earth's climate cooled, these raptors evolved to be smaller warm-blooded birds of prey such as eagles and hawks. Read more about the archaeopteryx shown in the picture above at www.listverse.com, "Top Ten Dinosaurs that Aren't What They Were".
Remember when we wrote, "Bluebirds Are Our Happiness?" Well there will be five happy bluebird families in St. Johns County this year. And five happy schools and elder care centers. Beverly and Claire gave out the houses we made last fall and explained all about maintaining them in the future. Well done, ladies!
No comments:
Post a Comment