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Jurassic Jams

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Imagining Dinosaur Calls

Go outside and listen to what scientists believed dinosaurs sounded like. If you were a dinosaur what would you sound like? Click the link below to listen:
Dinosaur Sounds
Artwork depicting Tyrannosaurus rex hunting Gallimimus dinosaurs.
Child listening to headphones outside

Science Seed

Paleontologists study dinosaur fossils to learn about their lives. Scientists are not completely sure what dinosaurs sounded like because there are no recordings from their time. However, they can make educated guesses based on the structure of their bones and the animals that are their closest relatives today, like birds and reptiles. Some scientists think dinosaurs might have made deep, booming sounds or low growls. Others suggest they might have made higher calls, similar to some modern birds. Fossils can give clues, like the shape of the skull and vocal structures, but much of what dinosaurs sounded like is still a mystery. Sound engineers use these guesses to create sounds like those dinosaurs might have made. At the Natural History Museum in London, they have made some sound recordings based on these ideas.
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Badges can be earned through hands-on experiences within each of the 16 branches of science, or “Science Slices.” You can earn a badge in each branch of science by doing four activities in these categories. We also encourage participants to keep a Nature Journal to record their memories, and to express themselves creatively through writing or drawing after each activity. We recommend that each child (and parent if they’d like) write or draw in a journal after each activity, with expectations of your children that match their age (the goal is self-expression, not perfection).

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The Ecologist School Pocket Guide: TSBVI edition is a collaboration between Families in Nature and the Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired as an effort to help our community learn more about the TSBVI campus, while getting outside into nature together! This booklet has 80 lessons across 16 different branches of science to help you play, learn, and volunteer on campus!

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Families in Nature works to create opportunities for nature connection with the purpose of sparking a deep love and desire to protect, conserve and restore the environment. Our mission is to connect children and their families to nature and to each other through time spent learning, playing, and volunteering outdoors. It is our vision to inspire ALL families to fall in love with nature and foster the next generation of conservationists.
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