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I oa EE ag Cra he TT ETI Hmm ------"----_-_------E----.----._.--.--._.--_._.| 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, December 2, 1986 Published evay Tuesday by Port Perry Stas Company Limited PO Box 567. Beooklin, Ont LOB 100 bee I Brooklin Profile Brooklin ering Area since 1983 ROXANNE REVELER New blouses [doe Phone 655 3637 or 985 7383 Fossils galore How can you visit the Royal On- . tario Museum without going to Toronto? You simply have ROM come to you. And that's exactly what happen- ed last week as the famous museum took over the gymnasium at Meadowcrest Public School in Brooklin. The exhibition of fossils from the ROM was a hands-on lear- ning experience for intermediate students, and although meant to reach those from grades five through eight, was equally enjoyed by all the children, including those in the kindergarten classes. Although the ROM has had a Museumobile for some time, the ex- hibits were always behind glass. This is the first time the ROM has ever sent such a hands-on exhibit to schools, and local students are grateful they chose the Durham Region for their experiment. The exhibition has been in Durham since last Monday and started in Beaverton. Since that time, it has travelled to several towns and was at Meadowcrest last Friday. It will continue throughout the region until December 12. The selection of fossils in the ex- hibit was varied and displayed such unusual items as dinosaur toes, bones and teeth, a tooth from the famous Sabretooth Tiger, and even some well-preserved dinosaur skin. - Each student was given a book to guide them in their travels through the display. Inside the booklet were a number of activity sheets to work on at the display centres which covered three different classes of fossils...invertibrate, vertibrate and glaciation. The sheets, through ex- planations and questions, led the students on an exciting adventure through the days of the ice age and the dinosaur. They were meant to be a learning experience and to open We AM wii L) ELSA LA Students at Meadowcrest Public School were enthralled with the exhibition of artifacts from the Royal Ontario Museum presented in the gymnasium last Friday. ROM teacher Peter Butler was quick to explain to grade eight the minds of the youngsters. As ROM teacher Peter Butler explain- edit... "If they (the students) can prove their answers are right, they are right...you see there are no right and wrong answers." To dramatize this theory, Butler pointed to a section which ended with the following question. "You are a famous scientist and have been invited on to the TV program 'The Nature of Things.""' Dr. David Suzuki asks you the question **Why do you think the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Albertosaurous died out? On the blank sheet write your response. Use a diagram if necessary." Butler explained such questions initiated students to use what they had learned to form a supposition and that if they could back up their theory with facts, their answers would be correct. One thing most students were sur- prised about was the fact that many of the fossiles on display came from this area. They were told that millions of years ago, most of On- tario was covered by glaciers and large seas. This prompted one stu- dent to inquire how vegetation could grow if the lands were covered in ice ROM comes to Brooklin three kilometers thick. But Butler was quick to explain that although there were immense glaciers, there were also valleys which were shielded by the ice, thereby giving them a tropical-type of climate. He stated it was in these valleys around Durham that the giant Mastodons roamed. The display also included a "discovery table' and students were asked to become palaeodetec- trocologists and identify their mysterious finds. They were asked to briefly describe them in their report as to size, colour, material, shape and weight and come up with a conclusion of what it was they were looking at. The students were also given a brief lesson in Latin as Butler ex- plained how scientists used the an- cient language to give names to the dinosaurs. For example the word dinosaur itself comes from the Latin dinos, which means terrible, and saurus, which means lizzard. Butler states he has had an ex- cellent response to the ROM exhibit and feels the pilot project in Durham Region will prove to be suc- cessful enough to keep it going on a regular basis. OPP spot checks start Officers from the Whitby detach- ment of the OPP will be conducting road-side spot checks at "random locations' over the next few weeks in its efforts to reduce the number of drinking drivers on the roads over the holiday season. Spot checks, including the road- side breath tests were set up over the weekend by the OPP just east of That's a baby tooth? Port Perry, but a spokesman said no charges were laid at that location. "We are not concentrating on any particular area, but they (spot checks) will be there," said the spokesman. Province-wide, the OPP has adopted a "strict is fair" policy ~ when it comes to drinking and driv- ing offenses at any time of the year. students Paul Young, Donna Wittenbols and Arlene Vilistus that the articles they were holding were baby teeth from a giant Mastodon which roamed the Durham area between 10 and 100 million years ago. Let's fill this vp..... It is difficult to tell by the look on Moyra Griffin's face whether she is pleading or threatening. Whatever your interpretation, one thing is for sure .... Moyra was one of the firsts to offer h er ser- vices again this year for the Profile's Food Bank project. She has her giant Christmas stocking all ready and waiting to be filled with non-perishable food items which will be turned over to the Salva- tion Army for distribution to local needy families during the holi- day season. Food Bank kick-off Once again the Brooklin Profile will be sponsoring a Food Bank to help those who face the prospect of no food on the table during the for- thcoming holiday season. " Local residents are asked to once again. show their generosity by donating non-perishable foodstuffs which will be given to the Salvation Army in Whitby for distribution. In its initial campaign last year, the residents of Brooklin, Ashburn and Myrtle astounded Salvation Ar- my Captain Butt with the quantity of goods they saw fit to donate. Apart from the regular food staples, there were also many goodies, toys and even cash donations which allowed Captain Butt to purchase fresh fruit, meat and vegetables. Among the first people to step for- ward and offer their services to this' worthwhile project again this year was Moyra Griffin, owner of the Ashburn General Store. Moyra already has her huge Santa Stock- ing on display and invites the public to help her fill it to the brim. She also has a donation box on the counter for anyone who wishes to drop in their loose change. Likewise, there will be drop-off boxes and donation buckets at Brooklin Bakery, Shorts Pharmacy and the Brooklin IGA. On behalf of the Salvation Army, Brooklin Profile would like to thank all area residents for their kindness and participation in last year's Food Bank project and ask that you once more open your hearts to help those less fortunate. Equal pay will cost The head of the region's person- nel department has indicated Durham must take a serious look at closing the salary gap between its male and female employees now the provincial government has in- troduced its pay equity legislation. "We have to start dealing with it soon," said Terry Evans, "we will have to start responding to provin- cial legislation in some fashion." The bill, which was introduced in the Legislature last week, calls for the broader public sector, which in- cludes municipalities and school boards, to have pay equity plans in place one year after the law is pro- claimed and to start raising wages of women a year after that. Private businesses have seven years to put the pay equity scheme into place. Stevens stated the region will