Abstract
A small portable model terrain was designed to be contained in a baking pan for use as a laboratory exercise to teach young children the rudiments of geology and paleontology. A number of geologic strata were constructed using clays of various colors. The resulting strata were made visible on the face of a block-fault cliff. Elementary instructions in map reading and location by coordinates is facilitated by “surveying” and dividing the “excavation site” into square plots with white elastic string. Miniature excavation tools were fashioned from spoons, nails, and paintbrushes. The skeleton of a squirrel was substituted for that of a dinosaur. The disposition of the bones illustrates how crustal movement can bring very old strata to the surface. This demonstration elicited sustained interest in a small group of second-grade children who spontaneously consulted reference books in an effort to identify the creature they had unearthed. The design and construction of similar models could be a useful teaching d...
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