Celebrate Natnl Fossil Day at the MSU Museum
EVENT DATE:
Sunday, October 8, 2017 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
FOSSIL DAY AT THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM
Sunday, October 8, 2017 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Family Fossil Fun - FREE Public Event
•Michigan fossil dig & sift
•Junior Paleontologist hunt
•Fossil molds to make and take
•Face painting
•“Ask the Expert”: a paleontologist will be on
hand to answer your fossil questions and to
identify specimens
• Fossil puzzle station
• Fossil ID competition and prizes
• And much more!
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MICHIGAN EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (MESTA),
BROUGHT TO YOU BY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
For more information: 517- 432-1472 or msum.education@gmail.com
MSU Museum
409 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing, MI 48824
museum.msu.edu
Campus map for Museum and parking: maps.msu.edu/interactive/
Free weekend parking in Ramp #6, a short walk north of the Museum
New this year
• Fossil karaoke FROM 2 - 3 P.M.
• Special paleontologist presentation AT 1:45 AND 3:15 P.M. “Fossil Sharks of the Arctic”
• “Who’s eating who?”: make a hanging mobile
Special opportunity for educators: A “fossils only” version of MESTA’s famous Rock Shop will be set up for educators to acquire invertebrate fossils for study in the classroom or at home.
