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2017.2018 SEASON SCHOOL SHOW STUDY GUIDE 420 EAST PACKER AVENUE ZOELLNERARTSCENTER.ORG BETHLEHEM, PA 18015 USING THIS STUDY GUIDE Dear Educator, On Friday, March 9, 2018, your class will attend a performance of Erth: Dinosaur Zoo LIVE! at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center. You can use this study guide to engage your students and enrich their Zoellner Arts Center field trip. Materials in this guide include information about the performance, what you need to know about coming to a show at Zoellner Arts Center, and interesting and engaging activities to use in your classroom prior to and following the performance. These activities are designed to go beyond the performance and connect the arts to other disciplines including: Paleontology History Archaeology Geography Non-verbal communication Teamwork Before attending the performance, we encourage you to: Review the “Know efore You Go” with your students. Learn more about Erth on page 3. Check out page 4 through 6 to help your students learn what it was like when dinosaurs roamed the earth. At the performance, we encourage you to: Help your students to stay focused throughout the show. Ask students to observe how various show components, like costumes, lights, and sound impact their experience at the theater. After the show, we encourage you to: Look through this study guide for activities, resources and terminology to use in your classroom. Have your students complete the quiz on page 32. We look forward to seeing you! Section 1: KNOW BEFORE YOU GO Be prepared and arrive early. Ideally, you should arrive at the Zoellner Arts Center 20-25 minutes before the show. Allow for travel time and bus unloading or parking and plan to be in your seats at least 15 minutes before the performance begins. Be aware and remain quiet. The theater is a “live” space. You can hear the performers easily, but they can also hear you. You can hear other audience members, too! Even the smallest sound, like rustling papers and whispering, can be heard throughout the theater. It is best to stay quiet so everyone can enjoy the performance without distractions. The international sign for “Quiet Please” is to silently raise your index finger to your lips. Show appreciation by applauding. Applause is the best way to show your enthusiasm and appreciation. Performers return their appreciation for your attention by bowing to the audience at the end of the show. It is always appropriate to applaud at the end of a performance, and it is customary to continue clapping until the curtain comes down or the “house lights” (the lights over the audience’s seats) are turned on again. Participate by responding to the action onstage. Sometimes during a performance, you may respond by laughing, crying or sighing. By all means, feel free to do so! Appreciation can be shown in many different ways, depending on the art form. For instance, an audience attending a string quartet performance will sit very still, while the audience at a popular music concert may be inspired to participate by clapping and shouting. The artists may ask you questions or invite you to participate in the show by clapping or even joining them on stage. You should feel free to join or not, but if spoken to directly, please respond politely. Concentrate to help the performers. These artists use concentration to focus their energy while on stage. If the audience is focused while watching the performance, the artists feel supported and are able to do their best work. They can feel that you are with them! Please note: Recording devices of any kind, including cameras, cannot be used during the performances. Please remember to silence your cell phone and all other mobile devices. The artists are performing challenging and sometimes dangerous work which can become more dangerous by outside distractions. 1 STUDY GUIDE INTRODUCTION This publication was created as a study guide for students preparing to see Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO Live™ which is touring theatres throughout North America beginning January 2014. Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO Live™ takes the audience on a tour through pre- historic Australia, bringing an eye-popping array of ancient creatures to life on stage. They will observe and interact with extraordinarily life-like creatures, just like those that inhabited the Southern Hemisphere millions of years ago. And, they will meet a menagerie of insects, mammals and dinosaurs in their ancient environment, in this highly imaginative, entertaining and educational live show. From the sweetly curious baby Dryosaur, to the peaceful hulk Titanosaur, and even the teeth-gnashing T-rex -- Erth’s DINOSAUR ZOO Live™ is a unique interactive theater performance that stimulates the imagination in a way that connects children to their world. Erth’s large-scale puppets were developed in consultation with paleontologists, based on current science and interpretations of fossil evidence. Employing sophisticated design and electronics, these giants are brought to life by skilled performers and puppeteers, made all the more real through the magic of theatre. A scene from Dinosaur Zoo Live 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................ 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................. 2 ABOUT ERTH................................................................................................................................................ 3 INTRODUCTION TO THE TIME OF DINOSAURS................................................................................... 4-6 WHAT IS A DINOSAUR?......................................................................................................................... 7-10 WELL-KNOWN DINOSAURS THROUGHTOUT THE WORLD..................................................................... 11 Tyrannosaurus................................................................................................................. 12 TriceratopS......................................................................................................................... 13 Stegasaurus........................................................................................................................ 14 DIplodocus............................................................................................................................ 15 Apatosaurus........................................................................................................................ 16 VelocirapTOR...................................................................................................................... 17 Spinosaurus......................................................................................................................... 18 Brachiosaurus.................................................................................................................... 19 Meganeura .......................................................................................................................... 20 Dryosaur............................................................................................................................... 21 Leaellynasaura................................................................................................................ 22 Titanosaur.......................................................................................................................... 23 SCALES, SpIKES, FEATHERS OR FUR?............................................................................................ 24 & 25 IN THE AIR................................................................................................................................................. 26 BELOW THE WAVES................................................................................................................................... 26 FOSSILS....................................................................................................................................................... 27 IMpORTANT NAMES IN pALEONTOLOGY.......................................................................................28 & 29 WHERE ARE THEY NOW?.......................................................................................................................... 30 ABOUT THE pUPPETS................................................................................................................................ 31 QUIZ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 REFERENCES............................................................................................................................................... 33 GLOSSARY & ANSWERS.................................................................................................................. 34 & 35 2 ABOUT ERTH Erth Visual & Physical, Inc. is a highly creative ‘visual and physical’ theatre company based in Sydney, Australia. 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