http://dr-tommy.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] dr-tommy.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2006-01-11 01:13 pm
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Paleontology, Jan 11th (7th period)

"Afternoon everyone!" Tommy smiles cheerfully at his students. "Please sign in, and then we'll get started."

"First, a little administrative note. On Wednesdays, you'll get a homework assignment, which I'd like you to bring to class on Monday. Depending on the kind of assignment, I may ask you to get up in front of the class and do a short presentation."

"So I'm sure you all have at least a vague idea of what paleontology is: the study of ancient plants and animals by looking at things called fossils. Paleontology can be divided into three major subdivisions: paleozoology (animals), paleobotany (plants), and micropaleontology (microfossils). Paleozoologists may specialize in invertebrate paleontology, which deals with animals without backbones, or in vertebrate paleontology, dealing with fossils of animals with backbones, including fossil hominids (paleoanthropology). I know, I know, that’s a lot of –ologies, so in this class we'll be focusing just on vertebrate paleontology."

"So, today's question for you is: what's a fossil? What makes a fossil?"

(ooc: threads up!)
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Re: After class!

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-01-11 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Janet approaches Dr. Oliver as the other students are leaving the classroom. "Is there any work from Monday that I need to make up, Dr. Oliver?" she asked.
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Re: After class!

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-01-11 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh, good," said Janet. "It's so early in the semester I'd hoped there was no homework, but I wanted to double check. Thanks!"