Discovery site educates students
Katie Johnson
Issue date: 11/16/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Milner said a paleontological site is like a crime scene with lots of clues, and his job is to put them together. He sees this museum as a very important part in the history of the area.
He also said what happened in our past can help us understand our future. Dinosaur discovery and research can help us learn how to deal with major disasters like large asteroid impacts and severe climate changes.
Jerry Harris, associate professor of physical science, has been taking students to the Dinosaur Discovery Site on field trips for years. Harris has also been working with the museum for the past five years as the scientific adviser, working closely with Milner to set up exhibits.
Harris also writes press releases and signage for the museum. He does anything related to science, including helping with publications.
Other Dixie State College professors, including Peter VanValkenburg and Kelly Bringhurst, both associate professors of geology, take students on field trips to the site on a regular basis as well.
The museum, which was recently built on Johnson Farm, has 1,200 footprints, 6,000 individual tracks, and very rare dinosaur remains that represent an unknown, new type of meat-eating dinosaur. Milner said there is a lot of excitement over this site all around the world.
The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission prices are $6 for people ages 12 and older, $3 for children ages 4-11, and children under the age of 4 get in free.
For more information, visit www.sgcity.org/dinotrax or call the museum at 435-574-3466.
He also said what happened in our past can help us understand our future. Dinosaur discovery and research can help us learn how to deal with major disasters like large asteroid impacts and severe climate changes.
Jerry Harris, associate professor of physical science, has been taking students to the Dinosaur Discovery Site on field trips for years. Harris has also been working with the museum for the past five years as the scientific adviser, working closely with Milner to set up exhibits.
Harris also writes press releases and signage for the museum. He does anything related to science, including helping with publications.
Other Dixie State College professors, including Peter VanValkenburg and Kelly Bringhurst, both associate professors of geology, take students on field trips to the site on a regular basis as well.
The museum, which was recently built on Johnson Farm, has 1,200 footprints, 6,000 individual tracks, and very rare dinosaur remains that represent an unknown, new type of meat-eating dinosaur. Milner said there is a lot of excitement over this site all around the world.
The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission prices are $6 for people ages 12 and older, $3 for children ages 4-11, and children under the age of 4 get in free.
For more information, visit www.sgcity.org/dinotrax or call the museum at 435-574-3466.
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The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm is a great opportunity for students to find out many interesting about paleontological artifacts. (Continued…)
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