Please announce this rare opportunity to your students. (Dr. Sereno spoke in Evanston last month and tickets were over $20!) Thanks!! DR. PAUL SERENO TO PRESENT: "HUNTING DINOSAURS IN THE SAHARA" On Monday, April 9, 2001 at 7:30 p.m., Dr. Paul Sereno will present: "Hunting Dinosaurs in the Sahara". This is the last chance to hear Dr. Sereno speak before he departs on an expedition to Inner Mongolia. The presentation will take place at the Noble Street Charter High School located at 1010 Noble Street at the intersection of Augusta Blvd. and Noble St. in Chicago. The event costs $5 for kids under 12, and $7 for adults. Tickets can be reserved at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Last year, University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno shocked the scientific world when he announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur in the Saharan African country of Niger. Named Jobaria tiguidensis, the new dinosaur represents an ancient sauropod that was actually quite primitive for the Cretaceous period in which it flourished. Dr. Sereno will recount the story of this amazing fossil's discovery, and will also share the new finds from his latest season of fieldwork in Niger. Marco Mendez, a Noble Street student and Project Exploration Junior Paleontologist, says that "It's awesome to have him come to our school and for him to take time to help others." Mendez will co-host the event. Sereno is a National Geographic Society Explorer-In-Residence who led successful dinosaur-hunting expeditions to Africa in 1993, 1995, 1997, and 2000. Many documentaries record Sereno's efforts, and he has written popular articles for National Geographic and Natural History magazines as well as a book on Tyrannosaurus for young readers. Sereno and educator Gabrielle Lyon have founded Project Exploration, a non-profit educational outreach organization located in Chicago. The event will benefit the Rainforest Advocacy Program at the Noble Street Charter High School. "In order to motivate students to excel in the sciences and to become stewards of our global environment, students need to experience the excitement of scientific research and the tragedy of habitat destruction first-hand," said Jim O'Connor, one of the leaders of the program. The Rainforest Advocacy Program sets out to increase students' respect for the environment by providing all students with a unique, rainforest-based curriculum. This summer, 16 Noble Street students will travel to the Amazon rainforests of Peru to study ecology and culture. Since 89% of Noble Street students are low-income, fundraising is their biggest challenge. This event will help them reach the Amazon. CONTACT: Jim O'Connor (773) 862-1449 x210 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com -- This is the CPS Science Teacher List. To unsubscribe, send a message to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For more information: <http://home.sprintmail.com/~mikelach/subscribe.html>. To search the archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/science%40lists.csi.cps.k12.il.us/>
