In “Jonathan Park and the Red Menace,” Jonathan Kendall, and Jim investigate the fossils of jellyfish deposited in a graveyard in Mosinee Wisconsin. Now it’s time to investigate your own jellyfish.
To see God’s creativity in designing the jellyfish and other sea creatures.
- Plan a time to set aside a half-day (or full if you prefer) to go to a local aquarium. To help you find an aquarium, please check the following links:
http://www.aquae.com/America.html
Wikipedia.org: Category:Aquaria in the United States - Call ahead to the aquarium to confirm that they do in fact have jellyfish on display. Also, find out about operating hours and any admittance fees.
- Read-up about the design of jellyfish and about the fossil discovery in Mosinee so you are ready to answer your family’s questions. You may find our Study Guide helpful - click here.
- You might also want to learn about the marvelous design of the other creatures that you’ll get to see. Be prepared to use this as a wonderful teaching time.
- Listen to Jonathan Park and the Red Menace - Part I & II*.
- Before leaving for the aquarium, spend time in a devotional as a family - click here.
- Take your family to the Aquarium. Look at the jellyfish and discuss their amazing design. Talk about what they found at the Krukowski Quarry in Mosinee.
- Spend the rest of your time together investigating the other amazing creatures there and discussing their design features.
* You can purchase the CDs or cassettes from the Jonathan Park Web store. If you own the study guide, you may also spend time learning the scientific discoveries that support this adventure. Those study guides can also be downloaded free.
