Rock On!
The word hieroglyphics is often associated with ancient Egyptian writings. The meaning of the word however, can be applied more generally.
What language does the word hieroglyphics originally come from?
Bonus: What is the meaning of the word?
Greek!
“Hiero” means “holy” and “glyphics” means “marks” or “writings” – so the word means “holy writings"
(STEM Challenge, Week 2)
What type of dinosaur was the giant one we had hanging by the elevator?
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Nothing beats cooling off at the community pool!
What are their hours?
12-6pm
Through the construction of a tasty treat, you learned about the geological and archeological study of rock and soil layers.
What is this field of study called?
Stratigraphy
At our Night at the Library program you learned about the Wild West. During this time it was not uncommon to see a bounty, along with bounty hunters.
What is a bounty? (and a bounty hunter?)
A bounty is a financial reward offered by an organization or government. They were offered as rewards for the collection - "dead or alive" - of known criminals.
Bounty hunters were folks that went after said criminals in hopes of collecting the reward.
What time period is known as the "Age of the Dinosaurs"?
Jurassic Period
Erosion is the geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.
What do we refer to this moving material as?
Sediment
Dinosaur fossils have yet to be found in the state of Indiana. Scientists suspect that there were in fact dinosaurs here, but something happened to their fossils. What do they blame for the missing fossils?
Glaciers!
Many layers of rock, including some that likely contained dinosaur fossils, were worn away by glaciers moving and melting across the state, taking years of sediment with them.
Scientists use this technique to punch out a cylinder of earth to examine its layers.
Coring
Name at least 8 of the 12 locations featured in on our Story Walk.
1. Bedford Public Library
2. Wiley Art Gallery
3. Stonegate
4. Lawrence County History Museum
5. Bailey's Flowers
6. Purdue Extension
7. The Loft
8. Chamber of Commerce
9. Glassy Studios
10. Sweet Cakes
11. Farmhouse Charm & Boutique
12. Bedford Federal Savings Bank