vocabulary
The book
Facts
characters
museums
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What is a curator?
a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.
Maria was the curator at the museum.
100
What is the setting of the story?
A museum
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Do people who work for a museum really solve mysteries or would they call the police (in real life)?
Call the police.
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Amanda (our main character)
She is what?
age
daughter of
she is (friendly, mean,curious)
About young HS age
daughter of Mr. Lewes-scientist
mom died when she was little
curious
mystery solver
look up to Maria (her role model)
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What kinds of things can you find at a museum?
bone of animals, artifacts, diorama (a replica of a scene, typically a three-dimensional full-size or miniature model, sometimes enclosed in a glass showcase for a museum.) pictures,
200
The guard called for reinforcements, What is reinforcements?
extra personnel (people, guards) sent to increase the strength of an army or similar force (one person).
plural noun: reinforcements
200
Who is the main character?
Amanda
200
Could a daughter really go to a museum to visit her dad?
Yes
200
Maria
How is Maria:
she is
(tall, short)
strong, week
Maria
super athlete, scientist,curator,
more than 6 ft tall and solid muscle
rules the court like a queen.
knows how to dress up
teaches students in educational program
worked at aeronautics museum (space and air)
200
museums are classified into five basic types—general, natural history and natural science, science and technology, history, and art.
What would Amanda's dad work at?
(science, art)
science
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What is excavation?
The digging up of bones or artifacts in one area, being very careful.
300
What type of book is it (the mood)?
1. funny/comic
2. romance
3. mystery
3. Mystery
300
Could a curator like Maria really play basketball and be a curator?
Yes
300
Dr Lewes
(good dresser, mismatched socks)
clean, messy
Dr Lewes
loving Dad to Amanda
Scientist at Museum
messy
mismatched socks
wants answers
300
What makes a museum special?
Museums are magical places. They are treasure troves of interesting stuff that make us think and see the world and our place within it differently. They have the power to make us stop and wonder and be curious, to challenge our views, and ask new questions.
Why did Amanda's dad want the bones back?
He knew they were valuable and should be in the museum.
400
What is a sledge? They used the sledge to drag the bones nearby to bury.
a vehicle on runners or wheels for carrying loads or passengers over snow or ground, sometimes pulled by draft animals.
"a dog sledge"
400
What is the problem in the story?
Someone stole dinosaur bones from an excavation site.
400
Are dinosaur bones really worth a lot of money?
Yes
Fossils are potentially valuable items, although their worth depends on many factors. These include the age of the fossil, the size, the clarity, and the level of scientific value. There are many examples of dinosaur fossils that are worth staggeringly high sums of money. a few hundred to thousands of dollars depending.
400
Mr Bender the bad guy.
He is
(kind or creepy)
unkind, kind
creepy with a thin little mustache, dark hair stuck flat to his head, skinny, unkind.
400
Yes, dinosaur bones
500
What is residue?
Amanda saw red residue on his hands.
a small amount of something that remains after the main part has gone or been taken or used.
500
Is this book fiction (made up) or nonfiction (real)?
Fiction- The events in the story did not really happen.
500
Do you have to go to college to be a scientist and curator at a museum? Know dinosaur bones, how to put a dinosaur together, types of dinosaurs, know artifacts and where they come from?
Yes,
The BLS states that most curator positions require a bachelor's and master's degree in a related field, such as art history, history, archaeology, or museum studies.
500
Abe-security guard
He is
(goofy, professional)
serious, easy going
Abe-
security guard at the museum
know the scientist
takes his job seriously
has walkie-talkie.
knows the museum well
500
No, it is not an artifact and not unique.