Strange Science

DESCRIPTION

Have you ever wondered how scientists learned to reconstruct the skeletons of extinct creatures? How did people come to the conclusion that these creatures ever existed let alone how they appeared, lived, or influenced their environment? Strange Science is a website that takes us on a journey down the rocky road that led to modern Paleontology and Biology. Check out the 'Goof Gallery'. It is a collection of mistakes made by early scientists and artists as they tried to create representations of extinct and sometimes living creatures.

PROCEDURES

1. Go to the following URL: https://www.strangescience.net/
2. Explore the site.
3. Use the bookmark capabilities of your browser to save the site location for future use.

This lesson is part of the series "DO-IT Lessons" developed by the University of Washington. Creation of the series of lessons is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant numbers 9255803 and 9550003. The lessons are now maintained through funds from the State of Washington. The University of Washington holds the copyright to the series of lessons, however ownership of the Internet resources referenced in the lessons may be found at the resource site. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed at these sites are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation, the University of Washington or the State of Washington.