Today we are going to be exploring all over California to uncover some amazing ancient life forms that once roamed or crawled across our landscape. You will find a series of questions below, and imbedded in each question is a BUTTON that will link you to other sites on the Internet. Click on those buttons to read the materials that have the answers to the questions hidden in the text. To return to the chatroom and post your findings, use the browsers BACK button and then post your answers and findings. IMPORTANT - any time you post to the chat room, always include your name and school name - or class room name i.e. Mrs. Dennison's class at Orange - so we know who is posting. Say hello when you arrive so we know you are online - and then - Have fun !!
Camp Internet Dig Team: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG QUESTION #1 What is paleontology and what do you study to learn about it ? button
Camp Internet Dig Team: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Now, lets explore the small and HUGE fossils that have been found in California. For the following questions, you will want to click on this button and from the table of contents, search by fossil type to uncover the answers. Then come back and post your findings answer by answer. Here we go
DIG QUESTIONS #2 - Where in California can you find real ancient Ammonite fossils ? What caused their sudden extinction over 70 million years ago ?
. DIG QUESTION #3 - Where in California can you find fossils of sharks teeth ? What type of hill are they found in ?
Camp Internet Dig Team: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Using the same button
DIG QUESTION #4 - What are the biggest fossils in California ?
Jack London, a famous California author, visited these giant fossils in California DIG QUESTION #5 - Where did he find them ? How were they formed ? DIG QUESTION #6 - Name the three HUGE specimens you can discover on the web how old are they ? Be sure to click on their names and see their pictures.
Camp Internet Dig Team: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
One of Camp Internets expert Trail Guides has discovered the first known dinosaur that lived in California. DIG QUESTION #7 - This amazing discovery was made by whom ? Where was it found ? What is its name ? button
Camp Internet Dig Team: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG QUESTION #8 - Another group of fossils found in the California Backcountry have been discovered - Where ? And what are they ? button DIG QUESTION #9 - How did they come to be there ? Use several of the sections linked from this button to find out
Camp Internet Dig Team: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG QUESTION #10 Camp Internet provided an ancient fossil in your Supply Kit what type of fossil is it and how old have you learned today that it is ?
Chantal,Valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.They study about fossil records.
pedro,valeyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1Paleontology is the studyof the fossil record.
Johnny,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1 Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.
Alyssa valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1. Pantoligy is a study aboit fossil record. You learn about fossil record.
Mychal,alley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1 Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.
Eddie, valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:50AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.1 paleontolog is fossil record.Andwe learn about animals that are now dead.
Chantal,Valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,Mr.Jones.
Carlos valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:51AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.Paleontology is to study foils
Steve,Valleyveiw: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Palentology is the study of fossil life.
vanessa,valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.paleontology studied about fossil recrond.
Eddie, valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
.1 Paleontolog is fossil record.And we learn about animals that are now dead, from the bones.
rodolfo, valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A poleontologya is a study of a fossil.
Stephanie,Valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Paleontolgy is a study of a fossil
Robert, valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:53AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A fosiel that is 100 years
Robert, valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A fosiel that is 100 years old
crystal,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:54AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The fossil record tellsd us the life story of ancient life on erth.
crystal,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The fossil record tellsd us the life story of ancient life on erth.
crystal,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 The fossil record tellsd us the life story of ancient life on erth.
Johnny,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.You can find them in Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angles,San Francisco.
Robert, valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:56AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A fosiel that is 100 years old
katie,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi i'm on line! 1. A paleontology is a study of a fossil record.
Elena: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Holle I on line. Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.
Mayra,valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi i'm line 1.A palontogy is a study of the fassil record.
Elena valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Holle I on line. Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Valley View - be CAREFUL to only click on the chat butoon ONCE to post your message - each time you click, it reposts the same thing in the box. If you click, and it is slow to respond, be pateint, your computer WILL send the message as son as it can. thanks
: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You can find them in Black Rock,Redding.
Mychal,alley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2 You can find them in Sacrameto, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Elena valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Holle I on line. Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.
Johnny,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.You can find them in Sacramento, San Diego, Los Angles,San Francisco.
Joey: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1Paleontogy is when study fossil record.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Johnny - those big cities are NOT where the fossils in #2 are found - please read more carefully and try again ...
pedro,valeyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2 You can find them in San Francisco,sacramento,Sandiego,Los angelos.
joseo valley vew: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
fossilthat live thousend of years ago
louievalley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 9:59AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1paleontology is study bones.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Mychal - those big cities are NOT where the fossils in #2 are found - please read more carefully and try again ...
: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2. You can find them in Black Rock,redding.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Louie - what kind of bones ? and it is more than bones ... what else ?
joseo valley vew: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
fossilthat live thousend of years ago
Jose Jacobo Valley View : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.Hi! the peleontology is estimated that 95% of the life forms from earlier times of the earth history Do not Exist anymore.
rodolfo, valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
A poleontologya is a study of a fossil.
vanessa,valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.The California to uncover some amazing anciient.
vanessa,valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.The California to uncover some amazing ancient.
Eddie : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
HI!mom
Steve ,Valleyveiw: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You can find it in BLACK rOCK rEDDING.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
ATTENTION : Someone is posting with out their name in the Your Handle box - please check to make sure your name is written in the box BEFORE you post each time ... if you are sharing a computer, you will need to change the name each time someone else posts .... and don't use each other's answers - write your OWN !! This is especially obvious when its the WRONG answer and we see it over and over again - be ORIGINAL !! We want to see what YOU have learned ...
: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 Paleontology is when you study fossils and the fossils tell them about plants and animals that use to live there.
vanessa,valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.The California to uncover some amazing ancient.
bernice valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1.Paleontology is the study of the fossil record.The fossil tells us the ancient life on the earth.
joseo valley vew: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
fossil that bean stade fossi lrepot
rodolfo, valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
4# The biggest fossil is 150 feet.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Some of you are finding the location of the ancient ammonites by studying the online resources - the rest of you- dig deeper and find out WHERE the fossils are from ....
Stephanie,Valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You can find an ammonite at SanDiego and Francisco.
steven valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 Paleontology is when you study fossils and the fossils tell them about plants and animals that use to live there.
rodolfo a: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
It was found in Santa Rosa
Alyssa valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You can find ammonite fossils in SanDeigo,Sacramento,Sanfransisco,and Los Anglas.
Joey: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
4# The biggest fossil is 150 feet.
Stephanie,Valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You could find shark teeth at LasAngeles
sTEVE,VALLEYVEIW: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
aN EXTRATERESTRIAL BODY HIT THE EARTH.
crystal: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 You can findk the fossils in teh back campgound, but if your verey lucky you can find them in the floor.
rodolfo a: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#7. The dinosaur fossil was found on Shasta Country.
Mayra,valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2.yes you can fine fossils in San Diega and Riversid country.
vanessa,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
3. They have 36 teeth.
Jose Jacobo Valley View : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. The have been found from many time period in the earth's history.
Elena valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
You can found Ammonite . Los ANGEL. L
Chantal,Valleyview.: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2.The fossils were found by Dick Hilton.The fossils were found 65 million years ago.
Jose Jacobo Valley View : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. Their have been found from many time period in the earth's history.
pedro,valeyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
3#the shark teeth are found in sandhill.
Eddie, valley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2. You find fosslis in San Diega and River country. they died out cause a big antored hit the earth.
louievalley view: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1pigmemamouth bones and fossil.
katie,valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
2. You can ammonite fossil in san Diego.
robert: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The fosil tells you stuff like whatit does
robert: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The fosil tells you stuff like what it does
pedro,valeyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
4# tha biggest fossil is about one hundred fifthy.
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
QUESTION - to : """sTEVE,VALLEYVEIW: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
aN EXTRATERESTRIAL BODY HIT THE EARTH""""..... whst is this an answer to ? and to CHANTAL - watch your answer """#2.The fossils were found by Dick Hilton.The fossils were found 65 million years ago.
""" carefully - if the fossil was FOUND 65 million years ago then Dick Hilton would be 65 million years OLD !!!! can you reword it and resubmit it ?
Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
QUESTION - to : """sTEVE,VALLEYVEIW: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:12AM PST (-0800 GMT) aN EXTRATERESTRIAL BODY HIT THE EARTH""""..... what is this an answer to ? ????
Mr. jones, Valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:42AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We took a recess break and are now in our room wqith only 2 computers. Some of us will continue with the dig.
Chantal,Valleyview: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:44AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2.Dick Hilton found the fossils, but they were 65 million years old.
Eddie, valley view : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 10:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
you find shark teeth in the 17 town in scotts valleyof santa cruz. the hiil's name is"santa mararite formation".
Eddie, valley view : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 11:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
4. The biggest fossil was one hundred fifthy feet long.
Eddie, valley view : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 11:01AM PST (-0800 GMT)
4. The biggest fossil was one hundred fifthy feet long.
Eddie, valley view : . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 11:03AM PST (-0800 GMT)
4. The biggest fossil was one hundred fifhy feet long.
Mr. Jones, Valley View: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 11:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We need to stop the dig and get some other work done. We will continue tomorrow when we revisit the computer lab, if that is okay.
: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:39PM PST (-0800 GMT)
4. The biggest fossil was one hundred fifty feet long.
: . . . . Wed, Nov 8, 8:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. It is a fossil, a study of rceord
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