Second graders at Meadowbrook Elementary School in East Meadow became junior paleontologists during the school’s Dino Dig on March 6.
Paleontologists Mike Straka and Roberta Straka visited students to teach them about fossils and the basics of geology. The Strakas have taught paleontology and geology in elementary schools and libraries throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for more than 30 years.
They also shared some of their amazing discoveries from their explorations in North and South Dakota. Afterward, students teamed up in pairs to dig for dinosaur fossils, rocks and minerals.
