We dusted off our dino trackway and laid it out! The kids (and adults) put on dinosaur shaped shoes, step in some paint, and then walk along a piece of paper to make a "fossil trackway".
Then, they get to be a Paleontologist! They measure the foot size, and their stride length.
These measurements let them figure out what sort of dinosaur they would have been (Microraptor? Tyrannosaurus? etc.) and how fast they were going (as fast as a raccoon or faster than a horse?). They even get a certificate and their trackway to take home!
It is such a fun exercise, even the grad students running it wanted to have a go during the breaks!
And of course, what kind of a birthday would it be without cake?!?
Happy birthday Chuck!
