Leslie Freund: An avid collector of museum quality fossils and minerals, and father of three young children. His life-long passion for collecting began when he cracked open his first crystal-filled geode at 5 years old.
Over the years, he saw the innate fascination children have with dinosaurs, fossils and minerals, as he witnessed, over and over again, the wide-eyed amazement of his son's playdates as they hovered over his at-home collection. He saw that fascination multiply when they were actually allowed to touch and hold these genuine items. Their curiosity saw no bounds as they held a genuine dinosaur egg or ran their fingers over teeth of a life-size dinosaur skull. So, Dinosaurs Rock was developed to give other children this experience of wonder.
Description of programs: Our School Assemblies transform your school assembly, classroom or gym into a Museum. You will have a myriad of museum-quality (many genuine and life-size) dinosaur fossils and other prehistoric related items items right in your own school. Your students will see items that are 10,000 to over 500 million years old. The visual display will be amazing! A great addition to your earth science curriculum. Kids will be able to see and touch these items up-close, including the newest additions to our collection, a 9 foot leg of an Ice Age Mammoth, genuine Dinosaur Eggs and Dinosaur Footprints plus lots more.
DINOSAURS ROCK Fossil Adventure: A sampling of topics we cover:
• Dinosaur Extinction Theory
• Plant-eaters vs. Meat-eaters
• Demonstration of how museums build exhibits
• Prehistoric life outside of dinosaurs sharks, insects, etc.
• Discussion of what Fossils are, how they are formed
• Scientific clues - how we learn about prehistoric life & dinosaurs, e.g. footprints, egg nests.
GEMS ROCK Mineral Adventure: A sampling of topics we cover:
• Crystal Formation
• Suprising everyday uses of (and sampling) of rocks & minerals in our lives
• Dramatic demonstration of "magical rocks" like magnetic rocks, Fluorescent minerals and "X-Ray" rocks
Grades: preK-8
Other: Fund Raisers • Visit www.DinosaursRock.com for an extensive array of school activity supplies, fossils, minerals, and unique gifts.
CONTACT:
Dinosaurs Rock
Leslie Freund
1 Penny Lane • Montebello, NY 10901
(800) 411-DINO (3466)
Email: info@dinosaursrock.com
Web Site: www.DinosaursRock.com