Detective’s Name: _________________________
Dear Detective,
Late last night, one of our T. rex dinosaurs went missing!
We suspect thievery, as the dinosaur has not walked in 65
million years. Unfortunately, the security cameras were
suspiciously turned off all night long, so we have no idea who
stole the fossils or when. However, the thief must have gotten
distracted by all of our interesting exhibits during his/her
heist, because he/she left behind clues throughout the museum.
Please help us follow the thief’s trail in order to find his or
her identity and recover the stolen T. rex!
Sincerely,
The Greensboro Science Center Team
Lobby and Destination: Dinosaur!
Two astronomers who first thought that the Earth spins on its
axis are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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The Science Center proves that the Earth rotates on its axis
once every 24 hours by using a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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The pendulum shows that the Earth moves _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the
pendulum and us, because the pendulum moves over enough to knock
over one peg every _ _ minutes. How many pegs have been knocked
over today? ________ What time is it now? ________
What time did the Science Center start the pendulum this
morning? ________
Show math work here:
There are two Gravity Wells in the museum! You may need to find
them both to answer the following questions:
The first astronomer who found how our planets travel in orbits
was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _. He thought that the _ _ _ was
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the center of the solar system and that all the planets moved in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ orbits. The _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ proves
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that the Earth moves in an oval shaped orbit because the coins
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move in _ _ _ _ _ faster and faster as they fall down the well.
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Main Level
 Find a fossil formed 43-60 million years ago: _ _ _ _.
 Where it was found: _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Now, find one that formed
230-280 Million years ago: M _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Where was
this fossil found? _ _ _ _ _ _. This shows us that fossils can
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be found ____________________________________________.
 The name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ means “arm lizard” not neck15
like-a-tree. It lived in the Jurassic _ _ _ _ _ _, which is a
part of the Mesozoic _ _ _.
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A Parasaurolophus could stand on two back legs and blow air up
its crest to make a loud, low sound like a _ _ _ _ _ _ _. This
herbivore _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in herds as protection from
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predators.
Near the Entrance on the Main Level
Water, Water, Everywhere!
Of all the water on Earth, _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ percent of it
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is salt water. There are 8.5 _ _ _ _ _ _ of salt in a gallon of
salt water. Only _ _ _ percent of the water on Earth is safe for
drinking. Because of this, 25% of the Earth is without
_ _ _ _
water. To keep the animals living in SciQuarium healthy, the
water goes through m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, and
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c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ filtration.
Eat Like an Otter!
Asian Small-Clawed otters love to eat! Every day they eat about
25-30% of their body weight! This means that a 60 pound otter
would eat about 15 pounds of food every day. How much would you
eat if you were an otter? Show your math work here:
Your body weight=________________ x0.25
Pounds of food per day= ____________ pounds
Main Level
 The wind speed of a category five hurricane can be one
hundred
_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ miles per hour. Other types of
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extreme storms in this exhibit are _ _ _ z _ _ _ _ _
and
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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 _ _ _ _ _ _ are the number one Natural Disaster in the U.S.
 The largest hail stone ever recorded is __ inches in
diameter. Pea-sized hail is about __ / __ inch in diameter.
 How many inches of snow fell in the record-setting 24 hour
snow storm? _________ inches.
 Measure your height= __________ inches.
 How many inches above your head was the snow that fell
during the record-setting 24 hour snow storm?
Show your work here:
Outside Zoo
Did You Hear That?
Shh… walk quietly at night if tigers are about. They use their
keen hearing to hunt prey. Tigers can hear forest noises up to
around 60 to 65 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Friendly Farm – Who Am I?
We are herd animals and like to stick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. We can
hum if we are glum or just curious. Our bodies are covered in a
fine fur called fiber. We are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Gibbons
We don’t run, we swing through the trees with the greatest of
ease! This swinging motion is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. We
have a _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ joint in our shoulder and a
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second one in our _ _ _ _ _.
Fossa
Related to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, I am the largest predator in
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
My long tail helps me balance in the
trees as I hunt _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Main Level
One difference between adult smokers’ and non-smokers’ health is
lung _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Feel the difference between how much air a
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smoker’s and a non-smoker’s lung can hold. Cigarettes include
ingredients like nail polish remover, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
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cleaner, lighter fluid, fungicide, and _ _ _ _ _ _
Try the following tests and list your results:
Test
Nervous System: Reaction Time
Muscular System: Grip Test
Stress Test
Heart Pump Test
Results
_ _ _ _.
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Main Level
Find two animals that have the same adaptation:
_____________________________
and __________________________
What is their shared adaptation?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
How does this adaptation help them survive?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
A predator has eyes that face _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Prey animals have eyes that must _ _ _ _ _ for an attack from
any _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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Now that you have looked through the whole Science Center and
found all the clues, try and put them together to find the
thief's name, so we can get our T.rex back!
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