The Emporia Public Library became a dig site for a variety of shark tooth fossils at the Shark Teeth project on Tuesday.
The event involved a lesson on fossils and how to identify different shark teeth. Each child got a back of dirt to sift through and look for teeth as well as ask questions of the activity leader National Teacher’s Hall of Fame Inductee Christopher Albrecht.
Tuesday was the first full day of activities for the inductees with a tour of Emporia and visits to the Teachers Hall of Fame Museum, Emporia State One-Room Schoolhouse and National Memorial to Fallen Educators that had happened earlier during the day. Albrecht came all the way down from Brockport, New York, and talks about how much he has enjoyed Emporia and its people.
The National Teachers Hall of Fame Week is a time to celebrate the amazing teachers in the world and what they have done for their communities. Inductee Mary Murray of Riviera Beach, Florida talks about why teachers are such an important part of a community.
Activities for Wednesday will have inductees appear on KVOE’s Talk of Emporia. They will be featured guests during a roundtable seminar at Emporia State’s Visser Hall and will later attend the formal welcome dinner at ESU’s Sauder Alumni Center and will also participate in the Wine Cheese and Trivia Challenge at the Lyon County History Center.
Photos by Lance Moore/KVOE News
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