Paleontologists

Author : Tom Greve
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1731620780
Total Pages : 51 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paleontologists written by Tom Greve and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-27 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Earth buries its past. Living things that die and then slowly become part of the Earth are called fossils. This is where the skills of a paleontologist come into play. Their job is to find fossils and study them in order to make sense of what was going on here on Earth for billions of years before there were ever human beings. Learn all about the fossil record, the amazing discoveries and where they were found, and what it takes to become one of these amazing scientists. Put on your gloves and get ready to dig into the world of paleontology! This title will allow students to identify evidence from patterns in rock formations and fossils in rock layers to identify past life of animals or human existence. • Text based questions • Content sidebars • Diagrams • Bold keywords with phonetic glossary

Author : Roy Plotnick
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231551312
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Explorers of Deep Time written by Roy Plotnick and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are assumed only to be interested in dinosaurs, and they are all too often imagined as bearded white men in battered cowboy hats. Roy Plotnick provides a behind-the-scenes look at paleontology as it exists today in all its complexity. He explores the field’s aims, methods, and possibilities, with an emphasis on the compelling personal stories of the scientists who have made it a career. Paleontologists study the entire history of life on Earth; they do not only use hammers and chisels to unearth fossils but are just as likely to work with cutting-edge computing technology. Plotnick presents the big questions about life’s history that drive paleontological research and shows why knowledge of Earth’s past is essential to understanding present-day environmental crises. He introduces readers to the diverse group of people of all genders, races, and international backgrounds who make up the twenty-first-century paleontology community, foregrounding their perspectives and firsthand narratives. He also frankly discusses the many challenges that face the profession, with key takeaways for aspiring scientists. Candid and comprehensive, Explorers of Deep Time is essential reading for anyone curious about the everyday work of real-life paleontologists.

Author : Peter L. Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bones Rock! written by Peter L. Larson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows kids how to dig for, clean, and study fossils. Also teaches kids actual field and lab techniques, how to develop scientific theories, how to incorporate fossils into schoolwork, and how to plan for a future in paleontology.

Author : Thom Holmes
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0766069648
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paleontologists written by Thom Holmes and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you interested in dinosaurs and how they lived? Do you want to travel the world, digging through the earth's history? Then perhaps a career in paleontology is for you! Through first-hand accounts, interviews, and case studies, you'll learn what it takes to be a paleontologist.

Author : Chris McGowan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442435550
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dinosaur Discovery written by Chris McGowan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do dinosaurs look like from the inside out? Take a journey with renowned paleontologist Chris McGowan as he examines species from Allosaurus to T. rex! Along with descriptions and depictions of each creature are experiments that readers can do on their own to make sedimentary rock, replicate a fossil, dissect bone structure, and discover how we know about dinosaurs even though they’ve been extinct for millions of years. With Dinosaur Discovery’s accessible and entertaining information and more than twenty-five engaging experiments, aspiring young scientists will be paleontologists in no time!

Author : Benjamin Proudfit
Publisher : 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN 13 : 1725329611
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Do Paleontologists Do? written by Benjamin Proudfit and published by 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a helpful guide to any young person who’s interested in dinosaurs, spends their time collecting fossils, or wonders about the history of life on Earth. Paleontology is the scientific study of life in our planet’s geologic past. Paleontologists study and analyze plant and animal fossils. In this informative volume, readers will learn about what paleontologists do. They’ll research pioneers of the field, review significant discoveries, and consider how paleontological work shapes our understanding of Earth’s history and our place in it.

Author : Thor A. Hansen
Publisher : NSTA Press
ISBN 13 : 0873552725
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventures in Paleontology written by Thor A. Hansen and published by NSTA Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of years after vanishing from the Earth, dinosaurs still have the power to stir students' curiosity. Deepen that interest with Adventures in Paleontology, a series of lively hands-on activities especially for middle schoolers. This beautifully illustrated full colour book feaatures 36 activities that open students up to a variety of foundational sciences, including biology, geology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. For example: "How Do Fossils Form?" discusses how organisms become fossils and illustrates the concept with activities that simulate fossil-making processe.s "What Can You Learn From Fossils?" explores what fossils teach about ancient organisms, and "Mass Extinction and Meteor Collisions With Earth" discusses recently discovered links between meteor and asteroid impacts on Earth and the demise of animals like dinosaurs. Other chapters cover how to tell the age of the Earth; how dinosaurs evolved; and diversity, classification, and taxonomy. The final chapters offer humanistic perspective on fossils in literature and art. As an attention-grabbing complement to the text, vivid full colour illustrations show not just skeletons and animal tracks but also what dinosaurs probably looked like in their natural setting. Handy line drawings guide students through each step of the activities.

Author : Ruth Owen
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1477713905
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paleontologists and Archaeologists written by Ruth Owen and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all science happens in a lab! Readers will be transported to the dig site as they learn about these cool scientific careers. They will discover dinosaur fossils with paleontologists and use high-tech analysis to unravel ancient mysteries with archaeologists.

Author : Derek Turner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139497782
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paleontology written by Derek Turner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the paleobiological revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, paleontologists continue to investigate far-reaching questions about how evolution works. Many of those questions have a philosophical dimension. How is macroevolution related to evolutionary changes within populations? Is evolutionary history contingent? How much can we know about the causes of evolutionary trends? How do paleontologists read the patterns in the fossil record to learn about the underlying evolutionary processes? Derek Turner explores these and other questions, introducing the reader to exciting recent work in the philosophy of paleontology and to theoretical issues including punctuated equilibria and species selection. He also critically examines some of the major accomplishments and arguments of paleontologists of the last 40 years.

Author : Jon Tennant
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1612125204
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Excavate! Dinosaurs written by Jon Tennant and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate gift for dinosaur-loving kids ages 7 and up! With fun text and colorful illustrations, paleontologist Jon Tennant explains the anatomy, habits, and diet of 12 dinosaurs from the Cretaceous, Jurassic, and Triassic eras and then provides pop-out pieces of their skeletons for kids to assemble into stand-up paper models. However, the pieces are mixed up! Before the puzzles can be completed, kids must apply their new knowledge about the dinosaurs to figure out which pieces go together. Kids will love the challenge of sorting out which bones belong to which dinosaur -- just like real paleontologists do!