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The worksheet will instruct them to visit the Rutgers Geology Museum website and research the scientific history related to the My Friend Manny text.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In terms of skills learned and developed within this activity, this activity will help:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Technology and media literacy\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Active recall\/memory\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Critical thinking and problem solving\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summarization\/relying on information<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Manny Arts &amp; Crafts<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #cc0033\"><a style=\"color: #cc0033\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manny-the-mastodon\/manny-arts-crafts\/\">Visit our collection of mastodon-themed activities here.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science\u00a0 My Friend Manny Website Scavenger Hunt\u00a0 Description: For this activity children should be provided with the attached worksheet. 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