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Paleontology, Feb 13th, 7th Period

"Okay, today, we're going to practice digging fossils out of rock. Don't worry if you've never done it before- and I suspect that probably none of you have- we'll be doing this exercise at least once more, so I can see your progress. Everyone choose a rock and get to work!"

On the table at the front of the classroom are seven rocks of various sizes, plus hammers, chisels, and brushes.

"And don't forget to hand in your homework as you leave. No presentations today, because let's face it, the assignment was sort of boring."

[ooc: comment in the Discussion thread with whether you took a large, small, medium-sized, whatever, rock, and then whether you managed to free your fossil with no problems, or possibly chipped or broke it.]
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[identity profile] dr-tommy.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Work on your fossil here. Or talk to your classmates.

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[identity profile] auroryborealis.livejournal.com 2006-02-13 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Rory took a small rock and began to meticulously poke at it with her chisel, pausing occasionally to brush at it.

Eventually, she freed what she was pretty sure was a fossil, only chipping it very slightly on one edge.

Perfectionist.

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[identity profile] bruiser-in-pink.livejournal.com 2006-02-14 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Molly took a large rock and cracked it in half the first time she hit it with the hammer.

"Oops."

Re: Discussion/Assignment!

[identity profile] dr-tommy.livejournal.com 2006-02-14 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
A loud cracking sound prompts Tommy to look in Molly's direction.

"'Oops' is right," Tommy says, examining one half of the rock and pointing out the cross section (http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/t_origins/carbbones/dino_bone7.jpeg) of bone. "Do you want to try and get the halves out from the rock? It might be easier now that you can see exactly where the fossil is."

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[identity profile] aroseintime.livejournal.com 2006-02-14 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
Rose takes a small rock and works at it with her chisel and hammer, pausing occasionally to brush it off.
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[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-02-14 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Janet took a medium rock and worked at it carefully until she freed the fossil. Which she didn't chip. Showoff.

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[identity profile] sharon-valerii.livejournal.com 2006-02-15 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
After selecting a larger rock and chipping bits off, Sharon glanced over at Janet's perfection. And huffed before throwing a handful of chips at her fellow student.

Whether her aim was on or not was entirely up to the chips.

Meanwhile, the fossil began to emerge.
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Re: Discussion/Assignment!

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-02-15 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
Janet snickered at Sharon and tossed a couple of chips of rock back at her. "I've been working on very small sections of the fossil at time," she said. "And being careful to brush off the rock every minute or two." And the player is totally pulling this out of her ass based on the fossil lab exhibit at the Field.

Janet peered at Sharon's fossil. "What do you think you have there?"

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[identity profile] sharon-valerii.livejournal.com 2006-02-16 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"I think it's a fish." Sharon made a face. Fish were a bit too fishy for her. Absently, she brushed a chip off her cheek before continuing to methodically uncover the fossil.
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[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-02-16 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
"I suppose we'll find out at the end of class," she said. "Are you looking forward to the field trip?"
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