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\nHow to Fossilize Yourself\n

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\nHere is an unusual question: How can I become a famous fossil for future generations to examine and adore? It is from this comical perspective that viewers learn how fossilization occurs. Show this for your middle school paleontologists...\n
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\nBeing a Paleontologist: Mark Norell\n

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\nGet to know paleontologist Mark Norell with a 19 question interview. Written questions, answers, and photographs with descriptions sit among bright and cheery graphics\n
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\nPaleontology Books\n

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\nA list of 11 books about paleontology offers titles, authors, and a brief description of the tale.\n
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\nBending Fossils: Experiments In Paleontology (Harvard Adventures, Part 3)\n

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\nHow can we bend a fossil? Junior paleontologists explore the joint movements of extinct species in Brain Scoop's Fossils and Geology series. The narrator works with a paleontology curator to show the experiments performed on the...\n
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\nDig This: A Relief Sculpture of Dinosaur Bones\n

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\nThis is a truly amazing project. Perfect to use during your next dinosaur unit. Second and fifth graders work together to draw and make a relief sculpture of a nine foot-long stegosaurus. They discuss what paleontologists do and then...\n
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Instructional Video5:59
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\nFossil Fish, PT. III: The Preparation\n

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\nA paleontologist finds a fossil, but then what happens? An engaging video explains what happens to fossils once they make it back to the lab. It then demonstrates three different ways of excavating the fossil from the matrix. \n
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\nGoing Gobi: The Hunt for Fossils in Mongolia\n

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\nTake a trip on a fossil hunt. Pupils read about a trip to the Gobi Desert by a group of paleontologists to find fossils. Learners view pictures taken on the trip and determine what the scientists go through in the search for answers to...\n
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\nWhat Do You Know About PaleontOLogy?\n

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\nBelieve it or not, some dinosaurs are not extinct. Discover this and other interesting facts about dinosaurs in a 10-question online quiz. As individuals answer questions, the resource provides them with feedback and additional facts...\n
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\nFossil Hunting\n

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\nEver wonder what a paleontologist does, or have a little learner yearning to know everything about fossil hunters? This comprehensive video shows what paleontologists do and why they do it. Get your kids thinking about the wonders of a...\n
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\nFinding Dinosaurs\n

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\nExplorer Evan hosts this episode of \"Our World\" as he describes what a paleontologist does and how NASA helps these scientists work using remote sensing. Perfect for your first through third graders, this five-minute video shows the many...\n
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\nFossil Record Mystery\n

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\nWatch how paleontologists scour the Gobi Desert to find fossils that fill in a gap in the fossil record. How big did dinosaurs get during the Jurassic period? Get your class thinking about these questions and more with this short clip....\n
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\nThe Dino Mummy, A Tour of the Body\n

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\nCasey Gardener takes your class to meet Leonardo, one of the most intact dinosaur mummies ever found. A prominent paleontologist takes you on a tour of the dinosaur's body, showing how fossils and mummies can tell the story of life as it...\n
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\nStudy Jams! Fossils\n

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\nBy viewing and reading these slides, your precious paleontologists learn what makes a fossil and what scientists can learn by studying them. Consider giving the website to pupils as homework. They can read the slides, take an assessment...\n
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\nUntangling the Devil's Corkscrew\n

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\nHow did scientists unravel the mystery of an ancient beaver species? An engaging video from a well-written biology playlist discusses the discovery of strange spiral fossils found in Nebraska farm country. Junior paleontologists examine...\n
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\nPaleo-Dig\n

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\nStudents will comprehend the use of simple grids and the basic principles and skills used on a paleontological dig, such as the Illampi Mound Colony. They incorporate a systematic investigation. Students analyze a variety of different...\n
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\nFantastic Fossils\n

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\nStudents learn about the kinds of fossils and what scientists can learn from them.  In this earth science lesson plan, students are told how engineers and paleontologists work together.  Then students create a \"fossil fondue\"...\n
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\nPracticing Paleontology\n

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\nFor this paleontology worksheet, students use newspaper, fossils, a ruler, and more to discover what is inside a fossil. Students then answer 4 questions about their activity.\n
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\nWhat if Dinosaurs Hadn't Been Wiped Out?\n

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\nAn intriguing question awaits you and your imaginative learners. What would life be like if dinosaurs had survived and were still alive today? A passionate paleontologist gets kids thinking about what paleontologists do and what would...\n
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\nDinosaur! Fossil Rush: Tale of a Bone\n

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\nExplore 1870s when a \"bone rush\" led to amazing discoveries, as fossil-hunters risked life and limb in their quest for dinosaur remains. The class uses the attached visual encyclopedia to prep for a discussion on early paleontology. Two...\n
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\nDigging Up a Dinosaur Graveyard\n

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\nTravel with a team of paleontologists as they dig into the Gobi Desert to uncover new species of dinosaurs. They find several dinosaur graves containing a new find, Guanlong, or crested dragon, a never before seen species trapped in a...\n
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\nLiving Large\n

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\nGet to know all about sauropods from a paleontologist, Jonah. Following an introductory video, scholars choose from five fossils to learn more about. Each fossil begins with a video, provides information from several different...\n
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\nFossils\n

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\nSixteen slides showcase an average day on the job for a paleontologist, Ross MacPhee. Engaging images include world maps and real-world photographs from an archeological dig in Antarctica. A brief description accompanies each slide.\n
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\nAsk a Scientist About Dinosaurs\n

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\nWho doesn't want to know more about the mysterious dinosaurs? Learners read about dinosaurs and the process scientists use to continue learning more about the animals in an interview-type format. A paleontologist responds to submitted...\n
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\nGuess Who Came to Dinner!\n

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\nAn exceptionally creative approach is taken to assessing your biologists' grasp of natural selection concepts. They are to imagine hosting Charles Darwin for dinner and having, to their surpise, a few other noted scientists crash the...\n
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