B has been very taken with a dinosaur called "Coelophysis". It's one of several dinosaurs on his placemat.

He's done many things in his pursuit to learn more about coelophysis:
1. He's borrowed dh's measuring tape to see how long the dinosaur is. He used both feet and meters.
2. He was desperate to know how tall coelophysis was so I showed him how to use Wikipedia. We found the answer to his question, in addition to seeing lots of interesting pictures of coelophysis fossils and illustrations.
3. We learned how to pronounce coelophysis and what the name means in Greek. We also learned that "saurus" means "lizard".
4. He read several bits of information on coelophysis in his various dinosaur books and in the "Peterson Field Guide to Dinosaurs". I showed him how to use the index in the field guide.
5. He learned what "biped" meant.

He is extremely excited that a coelophysis fossil is in the London Natural History Museum, because it's one of the places we're going to on our England trip next fall. Wiki showed a photograph of the exact fossil that's in this museum.

I have promised to read his evolution book to him. He can read it, but it's always nice to have someone read to you. I need to remember to do this!