SCAVENGER HUNT
OUTDOOR SCIENCE PARK
1. Describe the process that formed the petrified log located outside of the Museum.
2. Why is it important to use native plants when landscaping?
ROSE HALL OF BIRDS
3. Which of the following animals is evidence for the evolutionary relationship between
dinosaurs and birds? (More than one choice is correct.)
a. Deinonychus
b. Archaeopteryx
c. Flexomornis
d. Quetzalcoatlus
e. A modern bird, such as a pelican
4. Circle the letter next to the bird whose wingspan is closest to yours. Fill in the length of
each bird’s wingspan in the blank next to its name.
a. California condor
b. Osprey
c. Common gull
d. Mallard
e. Blue jay
f. Chimney swift
g. House sparrow
h. Calliope hummingbird
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EXPANDING UNIVERSE HALL
5. How do we know what stars are made of?
6. Why isn’t Pluto classified as a planet?
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SCAVENGER HUNT
T. BOONE PICKENS LIFE THEN AND NOW HALL
7. What is the name of the largest animal to ever fly? How old is it? What is surprising about its
weight?
8. What do paleontologists hypothesize headgear in dinosaurs was used for?
TOM HUNT ENERGY HALL
9. What is the Barnett Shale and where is it located?
10. What are the different types of renewable energy currently available?
LYDA HILL GEMS AND MINERALS HALL
11. Select a mineral that stands out to you. Draw a picture of it and make some observations.
Now select another mineral to draw a picture of and make some observations. How are the
two similar? How are they different?
12. What elements make up hematite?
THE REES-JONES FOUNDATION DYNAMIC EARTH HALL
13. What was the global population in 1960? ___________________ What is the projected
population for 2050? ___________________
14. Name at least two tools to determine the weather and what each tool is used for.
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SCAVENGER HUNT
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION HALL
15. When did Dr. Bruce Beutler win a Nobel Prize and what was it for?
16. What are two electrical components that can be used in circuits and what role does
each play?
BEING HUMAN HALL
17. Why do we have wisdom teeth?
18. Fill in the projected life expectancy for the two years below. How many years has the life
expectancy grown between those two dates?
1900
2007
Life expectancy growth
between 1900 and 2007
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DISCOVERING LIFE HALL
19. Why have Malaysian leopard numbers changed from half spotted/half black 100 years ago to
almost all black today?
20. In which ecoregion is the Perot Museum located, and how did this region get its name?
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SCAVENGER HUNT
LAMAR HUNT FAMILY SPORTS HALL
21. What is one of the most common knee injuries, and why would an MRI be recommended if
someone had one?
22. In which length of race could a human possibly beat a cheetah and why?
a. 100 yard dash
b. 400 yard run
c. 800 yard run
SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
23. What is one new thing you learned today?
24. What is something that surprised you?
25. What is one new question that you have?
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