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Jewel of the Earth
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Bitten By the Bug
Find out from one newly minted aficionado what makes insects in amber so fascinating. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Amber Time Machine
Learn what amber researcher and author George Poinar infers about the life and ecology of a stingless bee trapped in amber, and follow what happened over the eons after the bee became entombed in the resin flow.
(Grades 9-12)
Stories in the Amber
Take a look at 17 photos of flora and fauna—including pollen grains, a mushroom, a moth fly caught in a spider's web, and a pseudoscorpion attacking an ant—discovered in amber from the Dominican Republic. (Flash plug-in required; printable version available.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Amber Around the World
Learn about where amber is found worldwide, how old each type of amber is, and the approximate number of recorded fossil pieces that have been found throughout the world. (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
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