Students learned that like trees, bones have rings in them and it tells Scientist about the animal. A microscope was hooked up to the computer and students had to decide if what was under the microscope was a tree or a dinosaur bone.
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Felon Poems
Reginald Dwayne Betts visited with students at Decker Lake Youth Center about writing poetry. Before Betts visit, classes read several of his poems so they were able to discuss the poems and their meanings with him. Betts explained that he taught himself how to type so he could send his poems out to possibly be […]
STEMCAP
At DSI/Gemstone they have been working with the University of Utah STEMCAP to learn about Paleontology and Biodiversity loss. Carrie Levitt-Bussian explained to students what a paleontologist does. She shared that her favorite part of her job is the fieldwork. In the field she uses jackhammers and concrete saws. She also gave them a virtual […]
Black History Celebration
Decker Lake celebrated Black History month by researching leaders in the Civil Right Movement. They created a poster about their person then gave a speech as if they were that person in an assembly. They each worked hard and did a great job giving their speeches. There were also two musical numbers one was an […]