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JURASSIC PARK

Michael Crichton, 1990
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  • Strange things are happening in remote areas of Costa Rica. A patient who appears to have been mauled is flown into a medical facility. He speaks the word "raptor" before he finally croaks. Elsewhere, a young girl is attacked by the three-toed lizard that walks like a bird. Researchers who examine the incident are puzzled. What the heck kind of lizard is this?
  • Based on premise of scientists successfully extracting dinosaur DNA from the thorax of preserved prehistoric mosquitoes, cloning it, and recreating and breeding a variety of dinosaurs to roam a for-profit theme park. 
  • Illustrates mathematical concepts of chaos theory and real world implications. ​

Additional Resources
  • SparkNotes: Jurassic Park
  • Jurassic Park Summary & Study Guide - BookRags.com
  • ​Jurassic World (NEA.org)
  • Jurassic Park and Chaos Theory
Book Trailer by High School Freshman (1:03 minutes)
Movie Trailer (1:16 minutes)
 Chaos Theory Lecture (2:40 theory)
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  • Home
    • About Vikki Costa
  • Science Fiction
    • Teaching with Science Fiction
    • Characteristics of Science Fiction
    • Writing Sci Fi
    • SciFi Short Stories >
      • Soft Rains
      • Road Not Taken
      • California Dreamer
      • Folding Beijing
    • SciFi Novels >
      • Frankenstein
      • Journey to the Center of the Earth
      • The Time Machine
      • I, Robot
      • A Wrinkle in Time
      • Ender's Game
      • Jurassic Park
      • Japan Sinks
      • Three Body Problem
      • The Age of Miracles
    • Sci Fi Movies >
      • Them!
  • Movies
  • Technology
  • Global Education
  • NASA's BEST Workshops
    • Read Write Like Engineer
    • STREAMing
  • Informational Text
  • Visual Thinking
  • Hodgepodge