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    La Brea is an awesome place to take next year's sixth grade class because , you get to learn about ancient fossils , how extinct animals lived , how extinct animals are related to one's alive now , and getting to see multiple tar pits where fossils are being found. In this essay you will see why you should take kids to La Brea Tar Pits. First , by giving the students a chance to go , They will get to learn more about ancient fossils found right where they are . Kids will be able to see multiple Tar Pits . They will also get to see employees digging for fossils . Second, kids will learn how extinct animals live a long time ago . This will give kids a chance to see how extinct animals are related to animals now . By learning about this , they will know how extinct life lived long ago . Although some kids might not be into extinction, they definitely will be fascinated with what they see , learn , and experience their .…

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    The Dire Wolf

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    extinct after the last ice age and it is believed that this occurred to the lack of food. The animals which the dire wolf hunted were mainly herbivores, and the ice age would have greatly diminished available vegetation thus leaving the herbivores without enough food. The herbivores would then decline in number, hence leaving the dire wolves without food. There are also large numbers of the dire wolf fossils that are found in the La Brea tar pits. This is explained by the fact that most animals…

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    LACMA Museum Essay

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    enough to show that. And I am so confusing about why artist want to hold those fired orange, and not throw it away. I think any people will throw it away. But after I look at the explanation next to the painting, I realize that is an ironic painting. This painting shows the even people know this thing is in danger, they still want to try it. At last they will end up with getting nothing. Still wants to show world something is obverses to tell. I am not fan of art. Instead I like sculptures…

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    Bitumen Research Paper

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    Oil is usually found deep under ground, but the greater Los Angeles area up through the Santa Barbara area is one of a few places in the world where oil is not just close to the surface, it is on the surface, bubbling in cold pits of bitumen, also known as asphalt and tar. This asphaltum has been important to humans for as long as they have lived in the region. In the past it was primarily used to waterproof boats, water carriers, and cooking vessels or as an adhesive. Now, of course we use…

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    The extinct animal i chose was the sabre tooth tiger, because i think it was the most interesting to me. Often called Sabre-toothed Tigers or Sabre-toothed Lions they where extinct 55 million to 11,700 years ago. Sabre-tooth Cats were carnivores named for the elongated blade like canine teeth in their upper jaw, which in some species were up to 50cm long. Quite bear-like in build, they were believed to be excellent hunters and hunted animals such as sloths and mammoths. These felines could open…

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    LACMA Museum Report

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    Johnny Lee 9-10-16 Period 3 Museum Project I chose LACMA, or the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for my museum. It is located on Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036. It is on Museum Row, next to the La Brea Tar Pits. It started in1965 and currently is now the largest art museum in the west side of the United States. I learned many things about paintings, sculptures, writing, and much more. I had visited the Alternative Dreams: 17th-Century Chinese Paintings from the Tsao Family Collection,…

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    Dire Wolf Research Paper

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    The dire wolf, or Canis dirus, is a wolf that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch (2.6 million to 11,700 years ago) and became extinct between 10,000 to 16,000 years ago during the ice age. It was native to North America and thousands of Dire Wolf skeletons were found and stored in La Brea tar pits in southern California, where it is believed to be the most common mammal in the area. Remains of the Dire wolf have also been found across a broad range of habitats in North America, which include the…

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