点评:Small but well put together museum. Very informative for its size. Main reason we went was to have our kids (ages 10 and 6) participate in the Junior Paleontology Experience. The online written description of the program that got me hooked on booking it didn’t come close to what we actually experienced unfortunately. The resident paleontologist was very nice although I don’t think he had much experience working with kids (he had recently taken the job). He was full of knowledge but talked WAY over the kids heads. He gave us a tour of the museum (which we could have done ourselves), took us into the back where he showed an encased bone and described what they did. Missed junior experience #1 as it would have been nice to have the kids try removing the casing (on a fake bone). Then he took kids to an area where they water screen for bones in kiddie pools. Missed experience #2 as he could have let the kids try screening. We did then get to go out into the field to look for dinosaur bones but you had to provide your own transportation to the area about 45 minutes away. This field opportunity was not a guarantee but glad it worked out as it was the saving grace for the Junior Paleontology ”experience”. It had so much potential but fell short. It was expensive so I expected much more! Hopefully with more kid experience under his belt, the paleontologist will provide a great experience for kids and get some hooked to be the next generation of paleontologists!
翻译:博物馆虽小,但布置得很好。就其规模而言,信息量很大。我们去的主要原因是想让孩子们(10 岁和 6 岁)参加儿童古生物学体验项目。让我着迷于预订这个项目的网上文字描述与我们实际体验到的完全不一样,不幸的是。常驻古生物学家非常友好,虽然我认为他没有太多与孩子打交道的经验(他最近才接手这份工作)。他知识渊博,但讲的话孩子们听不懂。他带我们参观了博物馆(我们自己也可以参观),然后带我们到博物馆后面,在那里他展示了一块包裹的骨头,并描述了他们是怎么做的。错过了第一次儿童体验,因为如果让孩子们尝试去除(假骨头上的)外壳就更好了。然后,他带孩子们去了儿童游泳池里用水筛选骨头的区域。错过了第二次体验,因为他本可以让孩子们尝试筛选骨头。我们确实有机会去野外寻找恐龙骨骼,但你必须自己找交通工具,大约45分钟的车程。这次野外考察的机会并非万无一失,但很高兴它成功了,因为它为青少年古生物学“体验”带来了一丝慰藉。它潜力巨大,但最终还是未能如愿。价格昂贵,所以我期待更高!希望这位古生物学家能积累更多儿童古生物学经验,为孩子们带来精彩的体验,并培养他们成为下一代古生物学家!