古生物学家如何工作
How Palaeontologists Work
描述古生物学家在野外和实验室中的工作：勘探裸露的化石，使用手工工具小心发掘，用石膏包封以便运输，在实验室中进行处理，以及进行科学描述和发表。
Describe how palaeontologists work in the field and lab: prospecting for exposed fossils, careful excavation with hand tools, plaster jacketing for transport, preparation in the lab, and scientific description and publication
学习证据 / Evidence
- 列出主要阶段：勘探、发掘、石膏包封、运输、处理、研究、展出。
- 解释为什么使用小型工具仔细发掘是必要的，以避免损坏化石。
- 描述石膏包封：用石膏包裹化石，以便安全运送到实验室。
- List the main stages: prospecting, excavation, jacketing, transport, preparation, study, display
- Explain why careful excavation with small tools is necessary to avoid damaging the fossil
- Describe plaster jacketing as wrapping fossils in plaster for safe transport to a lab
评估问题 / Assessment
{{name}}能描述一下古生物学家从最初在悬崖上发现化石，到最终在博物馆里展出的全过程吗？
Can {{name}} describe the steps a palaeontologist goes through from first spotting a fossil in a cliff to it ending up on display in a museum?