Lander wants to be a rock scientist!He is endlessly curious about nature and spends every available moment learning about the natural world.
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Receive Text Updates“Fossils and rocks! And plants and trees…did you know that those actually can be fossils too? Because when the dinosaurs were around there were trees back then too, and sometimes we find them as fossils!!”
“Tiger! Because they are fierce, roarrrr! Lizards! Elk because I like finding their tracks and sheds!”
“Projects: Building dams like a beaver, setting up ropes to climb trees, looking for nymphs in the creek, sifting through rocks to find gems!”
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