[IDZ Teen] Day 9
Three things I learned about paleontology that I didn't before is one that they look for other fossils other than dinosaurs. First I thought that dinosaurs were the only thing paleontologists looked for. It was an unintelligent thought by me. Now I know that paleontologists look for fossils such as rodents and other animals that have died. Another thing I learned is that there are different jobs in that field of work. I began to get interested in being the preparer before and after the dig. Its so cool that they are other jobs that work behind the scenes. Before I thought the paleontologists and the scientist were the only ones that really worked. Another thing is how much hard work it is to find a fossil. They are so much research they have to do such as finding out the habitat of the fossil and what it eats to find out where they might be found. Sometimes your not even sure if the fossil would be at that location.
My favorite in IDZ was to be able to use the computer to dig for fossils and understand Zambia and their culture. Also meeting new people in Chicago and becoming friends with them. All the activities may have been difficult at first but ended up being fun and easy. I enjoyed the most was researching the fossil that we found and put together. I found out so much about a little fossil through a virtual world. Now have friends who live in Chicago and I know so much about Zambia.
Patience. That's what I learned over the past two weeks. I learned patience with people and computers. Some people would argue with me over and over but I learned to let it go and have good argument back which it will turn into an educational argument. Also the computers kept on acting up so instead of going crazy and breaking the computer I learned o just sit still and keep on trying to fix it in a calm way. Communication. Another thing I learned because I always thought I had great communication skills but it beans not to be so good over the computer. This will help in the future with other people in person or on the computer. Also these skills would help me out in the real world. Now I know how to use second life almost like a pro. In the beginning I was so lost but now I'm great at moving things and participating even when my computer is down. Before I didn't know what second life was and now I'm a part of it.
