Northwoods Children's Museum
Dino Dig Adventure
Available To PreK to Grade 3 school field trips
September through April. The next Public Adventure is Saturday, September
22, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.
Recommended minimum age - 5 years
World famous Wisconsin paleontologist Roy (Gobi) Chapman Andrews is recruiting
junior paleontologists for a 1923 Gobi Desert expedition to the Northwoods
Children's Museum Dino Dig site.
The adventure includes;
- paleontology training
- a garbology lesson
- a camel caravan across the Gobi Desert to the Museum's dig site
- an "overnight" stay at a desert oasis
- unearthing dinosaur bones
- reassembling dinosaur bones in a natural history lab, then naming the created
dinosaur
- taking the assembled dino skeleton home
Field trip prices for three, four and five star field trips include the
adventure. Ticket prices for public adventures are as follows;
| Ticket |
Member Price |
Non-Member Price |
| Advance |
$5.00 |
$11.00 |
| Day of Event |
$7.00 |
$13.00 |
Ticket price includes museum admission.
For questions or to reserve an advance ticket,
contact the museum at (715) 479-4623.
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Detail!
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Participants Become Paleontologists For The Day.
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Learning To Dig Takes Practice!
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Expedition Sets Off Via A Camel Caravan.
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Dino Dig Site Is Bustling With Activity.
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A Paleontologist Carefully Unearths A Dino Bone.
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Roy Watches On As Dad & Daughter Assemble Dino Bones.
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