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Re: Dig Pit Experience
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Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]>
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Oh I love fossils. It is my hobby and great avocation.  It doesn't pay any better than the museum field, so I stick with design. Fossils are a better hobby than design....

I would think the first thing that comes to mind after the pure exercise if unearthing the fossils* would be to map them using a grid system**; then maybe have something to help with the identification; then using that look at the time period (do you have index fossils in the exhibit?);  and so on.  

Possibly include other fossils with the dino material such as plants, insects or shell fish.  Those help tell the bigger story.

You might make the dino dig representative of a real site and include maps (road and geological) and a story about how it was found and the history of it's exploration.  It could be anywhere from Georgia (close to home!) to Montana, to the Gobi Desert.

Of course this all assumes it will still be Dinos.  Florida has a really rich Tertiary fossil record but it might not be as exciting as dinosaurs.

* Lots of ways to do the dig matrix, from hard plaster to loose sand.  All have their pros and cons and often the biggest issue is what you folks can handle in the way of maintenance on a daily, weekly, monthly schedule.  My favorite was sand mixed with a "paraffin".

** Location data is THE most important information that can be collected. Even the specimen can be collected only in photos but knowing exactly where it was found will be the key to what, when and why.  That is what we emphasize with both kids and adults when the paleontological society I belong to does outreach.

Erich Rose

Erich Rose Design (and current president of the Paleontological Society of Austin)
807 The Living End
Austin, TX 78746
512-626-9930; [log in to unmask]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/erichrose/




On Sep 27, 2012, at 10:35 AM, Andrea Hart wrote:

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> Hi Erich,
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> We are looking for Paleontological the pits are in our dinosaur hall.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Andrea 
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> Andrea,
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> What sort of dig pit are you looking at? Paleontological/archeological
> or trucks and excavators?
> 
> Erich Rose
> 
> Erich Rose Design
> 807 The Living End
> Austin, TX 78746
> 512-626-9930; [log in to unmask]
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/erichrose/
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> 
> 
> On Sep 27, 2012, at 7:58 AM, Andrea Hart wrote:
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>> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology 
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>> We are looking to renovate our dig pits, turning them from just dig 
>> areas into well-rounded STEM experiences.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What do you think are the best attributes for interactive and 
>> immersive dig pits?
>> 
>> Can you suggest any additional features that would provide a fuller 
>> experience?
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>> 
>> 
>> If anyone is willing to share some of the vendors they used to design 
>> and build that would be helpful as well.
>> 
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>> 
>> Thank you!
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>> 
>> 
>> Andrea Hart
>> Experience Designer
>> Orlando Science Center
>> 407-514-2071
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