JUNIOR STUDY GROUP
The Junior Study Group is run by Joe Kubal and Nikki Dahlin .
The Junior Study Group meets the second Friday of the Month at 7:00 p.m. in room 161 of the K Building at the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn Campus.
Activities include special field trips, educational activities and special programs such as mineral identification and fossil collecting.
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MONTH |
PROGRAM |
SUMMARY |
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JANUARY 9 |
GLACIERS |
Learn about Illinois’ first landscaper : the glaciers |
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FEBRUARY 9 |
Ice Age Mammals |
Adaptation of these giants |
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MARCH |
no program due to the annual show March 17 18 |
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APRIL 14 |
Juniors will tour the park and explore the Mastodon Gallery |
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MAY 11 |
Intro to fossils/Geological History of Illinois |
Discover how Illinois has changed through time |
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JUNE 8 |
Shells: Guest Speaker Irene Broede |
Investigate different shells and make a craft |
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JULY |
no program |
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AUGUST |
no program |
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SEPTEMBER 14 |
field trip to Volo bog |
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OCTOBER 12 |
Coal |
History and economic importance of this resource |
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NOVEMBER 9 |
Holiday Party: Dinosaurs |
Games and activities |
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DECEMBER |
no program,, |
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January 9, 2004
Erick Gyllenhaal held a short meeting followed by show and tell. Hands-on and Make-and-take activity centers were used for mineral identification.
Erick Gyllenhaal 708-848-3083 Rocks@SaltTheSandbox.org
www.saltthesandbox.org/ESCONI/
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Last Updated 3/1/2007
Number Of Visitors Since 2/19/2007