{"id":5513,"date":"2021-04-29T08:21:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/nurture-kids-natural-curiosity-about-dinosaurs-during-dinomania\/"},"modified":"2021-04-29T08:21:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:21:39","slug":"nurture-kids-natural-curiosity-about-dinosaurs-during-dinomania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/nurture-kids-natural-curiosity-about-dinosaurs-during-dinomania\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurture kids\u2019 natural curiosity about dinosaurs during Dinomania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?fit=1024,538&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-attachment-id=\"317590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/2021\/04\/29\/nurture-kids-natural-curiosity-about-dinosaurs-during-dinomania\/89ad8000-e735-4f4b-9ff5-c9ac6087d095\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?fit=1024,538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;https:\/\/amzn.to\/3tBT3bf&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?fit=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/89AD8000-E735-4F4B-9FF5-C9AC6087D095.png?fit=1024,538&amp;ssl=1\"><\/p>\n<p>Is your Scout a \u201cdinomaniac?\u201d A passion for dinosaurs opens the door to learning other related sciences, including animal science, biodiversity, biology, geology and more. Plus, Scouts can dig deeper into paleontology through awards like the <a href=\"https:\/\/filestore.scouting.org\/filestore\/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes\/Geology.pdf\" class=\"mtli_attachment mtli_pdf\">Geology<\/a> merit badge or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scouting.org\/stem-nova-awards\/awards\/cub-scout\/down-and-dirty\/\">STEM Nova Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can help nurture their interest and curiosity about dinosaurs with resources from National Geographic Kids during <a href=\"http:\/\/natgeokids.com\/dinomania\">Dinomania<\/a> this May \u2014 a month-long celebration of all things dinosaurs. The Nat Geo Kids <a href=\"http:\/\/natgeokids.com\/dinomania\">Dinomania<\/a> page features all kinds of fun, educational stuff where youth can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hear from a renowned paleontologist<\/li>\n<li>Devour fascinating facts, cool science and awesome art<\/li>\n<li>Download a free dinosaur poster<\/li>\n<li>Enter the Design-a-Dino contest<\/li>\n<li>Discover quizzes, games and videos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317589\" style=\"width: 695px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"317589\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/2021\/04\/29\/nurture-kids-natural-curiosity-about-dinosaurs-during-dinomania\/1866f976-3ee6-40df-8500-d22d71c14412\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-317589\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?resize=695,463&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/1866F976-3EE6-40DF-8500-D22D71C14412.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nizar Ibrahim excavating fossils in the Sahara. Photo courtesy of Nanni Fontana.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Dino discoveries<\/h2>\n<p>New fossils are discovered every week, and paleontologists are learning new facts about dinosaurs all the time.<\/p>\n<p>During the past decade, paleontologist and Nat Geo Explorer Nizar Ibrahim and his team studied an excavation site of a <em>Spinosaurus <\/em>skeleton and uncovered more fossils. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/explore\/science\/spinosaurus-at-nat-geo\/\">groundbreaking discoveries<\/a> included fossils of the dinosaur\u2019s paddle-like tail, suggesting the carnivorous creature not only hunted in the water, but likely lived in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Ibrahim describe his team\u2019s findings in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/podcasts\/overheard\/article\/episode-5-strange-tail-spinosaurus-overheard\">podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These are the kinds of dynamic discoveries that make paleontology an exciting field.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_317591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317591\" style=\"width: 659px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"317591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/2021\/04\/29\/nurture-kids-natural-curiosity-about-dinosaurs-during-dinomania\/00d9bd16-221b-4bf5-b719-8bbf200dad5c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?fit=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,538\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta='{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\"}' data-image-title=\"00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?fit=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?fit=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-317591\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?resize=659,347&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.scoutingmagazine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/00D9BD16-221B-4BF5-B719-8BBF200DAD5C.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-317591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration courtesy of Franco Tempesta.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Let\u2019s read<\/h2>\n<p>Scouts can read more about dinosaurs in these informative titles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3t28oBj\">Ultimate Dinopedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39WJlrX\">Weird But True! Dinosaurs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3s2cbgO\">Dino Records<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39XUfO2\">Dining with Dinosaurs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3s8rqoE\">1,000 Facts About Dinosaurs, Fossils, and Prehistoric Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3t6H59g\">Absolute Expert: Dinosaurs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discover more books and fun dino stuff on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/stores\/page\/AC277946-79CD-4121-9854-9EE0C6B81510?ingress=3\">Dinomania storefront<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/scoutlife.org\/\"><em>Scout Life<\/em><\/a>\u2018s interview with paleontologist and Nat Geo Explorer Nizar Ibrahim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scoutlifemag\">Trek@2 Facebook Live<\/a> on May 3 at 2 p.m. CST. If you can\u2019t tune in live, the video will be available on <em>Scout Life<\/em>\u2019s Facebook page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your Scout a \u201cdinomaniac?\u201d A passion for dinosaurs opens the door to learning other related sciences, including animal science, biodiversity, biology, geology and more. Plus, Scouts can dig deeper into paleontology through awards like the Geology merit badge or STEM Nova Awards. You can help nurture their interest and curiosity about dinosaurs with resources [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5513\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totscouting.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}