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Dinosaur State Park
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| State Park Overview: |
 | If you like dinosaurs, you'll love our 200 million-year-old fossil trackway, interactive exhibits and the chance to cast your own dinosaur footprint to take home. |
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Great idea but kids got bored very quickly. Nature walk fun but not good for toddlers. This State Park COULD be much better!
(name not given)
25-Sep-2009
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| History of the Area: |
| The Connecticut Valley has a long history of fossil track discoveries. Outstanding specimens uncovered in 19th century brownstone quarries found their way into museums throughout the world. A new chapter in the history of such discoveries was written in 1966 when hundreds of tracks were exposed in Rocky Hill. This remarkable site became Dinosaur State Park. |
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| Area Accommodations |
|  | Copper Beech Inn - Ivoryton, CT
Selected by Connecticut Magazine as 'BEST COUNTRY INN' for 3 consecutive years, the Inn is a Beautiful Restored Turn-of-the-Century Inn with 22-Rooms and two top rated AAA Four-Diamond Restaurant.
Price Range: $150 - $375
Web Site: http://www.copperbeechinn.com |
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| | B&Bs / Inns | | The Tolland Inn - 1790s inn on historic village green. Close to University of Connecticut. Seven guest rooms/suites with private baths, full breakfast. Antiques and hand-made furniture throughout. | | |
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| Welcome to Dinosaur State Park Home Page - Dinosaur State Park has one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America, displaying early Jurassic fossil tracks made ... trails and the Dinosaur State Park Arboretum, containing more ... | | http://www.dinosaurstatepark.org/page23.html - Dinosaur State Park has one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America, displaying early Jurassic fossil tracks made ... The Dinosaur State Park Arboretum When dinosaurs first became ... | | Dinosaur State Park Information - View the dinosaur tracks or cast a dinosaur footprint to take home at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut. ... take home. CONTACT INFORMATION Dinosaur State Park 400 West Street ... | | Job Opportunities - Information on permanent and seasonal job opportunities and careers at the Connecticut Department of ... Information Computer Programmer Dinosaur State Park Fisheries Division Wildlife Division ... | | Field Trip to Dinosaur State Park - Field Trip to Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill, CT Dinosaur State Park is on West Street about a mile east of I-91 exit 23, a few ... load. History of Dinosaur State Park. Bedrock Geology around ... | | Rocky Hill Dinosaur State Park - Early Jurassic - Rocky Hill Dinosaur State Park, Connecticut Pictures taken in 1981. Below: Eubrontes giganteus trackways on an ancient Jurassic mudflat. also visit THE EDWARD HITCHCOCK VIRTUAL ... | | FamilyFun: Visit Connecticut's Dinosaur State Park - Your kids will love this state park where they can make plaster casts of real dinosaur tracks ... delight your budding young paleontologist. DINOSAUR STATE PARK ROCKY HILL, CONNECTICUT Dinosaur State ... | | Dinosaur State Park Field Trip - Dinosaur State Park Field Trip Dinosaur state Park has the largest set of dinosaur tracks on a single layer of rock in the world ... MAKING DINOSAUR CASTS LINK TO DINOSAUR STATE PARK WEB SITE | | Dinosaur State Park - 631)329-3289 Email:contact@janspoerri.com The Berlin Formation: Dinosaur State Park Rocky Hill, CT Description:In this project, we reconstructed The Berlin Formation, a subterranean geologic ... | | Dinosaur State Park - Rocky Hill Connecticut - Walk with the Dinosaurs - Local Landmark - Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, is the location of one of the largest collections of fossilized dinosaur tracks ... Dinosaurs Local Landmark: Dinosaur State Park From Other Guides ... |
| Nature Programs: |
| Visit Dinosaur State Park where your students can explore a museum and enjoy the outdoors in one field trip, while meeting Connecticut Core Science Standards. The Park features over 500 Early Jurassic dinosaur footprints preserved in place inside the museum, alongside interactive exhibits about dinosaurs, evolution, and Connecticut geology. The Park has guided programs throughout the school year for grades 1 and up. Your visit will begin with a slide presentation, followed by a guided tour of the trackway and a participatory activity with the following themes:
Grades 1-5 Fun with Fossils - Travel back in time to learn what Connecticut was like at the time of the dinosaurs, and what we can learn about dinosaurs from their footprints and other fossils. Students will examine a variety of fossils and dinosaur models to learn about what made dinosaurs unique. Core Science Standards 1.2, 3.2, 4.2, 4.3
Grades 3-5 Rocks & Minerals Around Us - The rocks and minerals around us tell a story of dramatic changes in Connecticut over hundreds of millions of years. We also use many of these materials in our lives today. Students will examine samples of rocks and minerals from around Connecticut, explore their distinctive properties, and discuss ways we use these materials. Core Science Standards 3.1, 3.3, 4.3
Grades 6-8 Connecticut Landforms - The Connecticut landscape around us today was shaped over hundreds of millions of years by colliding continents, erupting lava, flowing water, and massive ice sheets. Students will learn how these forces interacted by examining the shape of the land surface and samples of bedrock from key locations around the state. Core Science Standard 7.3
Grades 9-12 Evolution - Find out how the dinosaur footprints in Connecticut relate to the larger story of evolution through time, beginning with Earth's earliest lifeforms and leading to the rise of the mammals in the Cenozoic. Choose from a timeline activity examining key evolutionary events, or a fossil-dating activity. Core Science Standard 10.5
Grades 9-12 Earth Systems - The dinosaur footprints and rocks found in Connecticut provide evidence for the cycling of matter and energy through the Earth system. Students will examine rock samples from Connecticut and piece together the exciting story of moving plates and changing environments that made Connecticut what it is today. Core Science Standards 9.1, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, and 9.8
Guided programs are approximately 1? hours in length. |
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| Directions: |
| Exit 23 off I-91 in Rocky Hill. Follow parks signs east on West Street for approximately 1 mile. The park is directly off West Street. Watch for signs and a large geodesic dome. |
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