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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Four Winged Dinosaur

For Students 3rd - 8th
Researchers have known about four-winged dinosaurs for some time, but have recently determined how these extra wings were used. The dynamics of these extra appendages are outlined in this article.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Drawing Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 8th
A tutorial on how to draw a realistic dinosaur starting from a picture of a skeleton.
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Museo Nacional De Ciencias Naturales: Actividades Educativas; Juega

For Students 9th - 10th
A Spanish-language trivia game about dinosaurs.
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Germantown Academy: Dinosaurs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource presents numerous examples of student work during a Grade Two dinosaur unit. Included are poems, clay models, stories and other creative products.
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Catastrophism and Mass Extinctions

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of Walter and Luis Alverez's theory that a large meteorite crashed into earth causing huge tidal waves, showers of ash, and an enormous dust cloud.
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Who Dunnit to the Dinosaurs?

For Students 9th - 10th
"One of the great mysteries in science is the extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Mesozoic Era some 65 million years ago. Who (or more likely what) caused it is unknown and a subject of great debate." Many theories are touched...
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Regional Alliance for Information Networking: Download a Dinosaur

For Students 3rd - 5th
Download paper dinosaurs to use for various craft activities. Select from 18 different dinosaurs.
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Travel Montana: Montana Kids: Montana Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 5th
Short descriptions of dinosaurs that have been found in Montana are given here. The dinosaurs noted are Tyrannosaurus Rex, Albertosaurus, Avaceratops, Deinonychus, Purgatorius, Triceratops and Troodon.
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Learning and Teaching Scotland: Illustrations of Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 5th
An extensive collection of dinosaur clip art that can be used for educational purposes. View and use both color and black-and-white illustrations of Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor,...
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Dinosaur Extinction: One More Hypothesis

For Students 9th - 10th
"The survivals and extinctions at the close of the Cretaceous are such as might be expected to result from intensely hot winds such as would be generated by extra large meteoritic impacts." This article suggests that this theory should...
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum (Uk): What Dinosaur Are You?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this activity, the user will answer eleven quiz questions to determine whether they would be considered a carnivore or a herbivore.
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Polar Dinosaurs in Australia?

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the richest dinosaur deposits in Australia is located at Dinosaur Cove. It is here that scientists first discovered 'polar' dinosaurs, described here, a kind of dinosaur that was able to exist in a cold climate, unlike others that...
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Treehut

Suzy's World: Life on Earth

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site from Suzy's World, which is a personal site from Suzy Cato, explores what evolution is, and how long there has been life on earth. Content includes fun facts, a great experiment, and a classroom activity.
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Museums Victoria

Melbourne Museum: Prehistoric Fun

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This collection of dinosaur activities includes fact sheets to colour, a sequencing activity, and a dinosaur building activity.
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Kidcyber: Some Australian Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Reptiles

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some of the dinosaurs that dwelt in Australia, like Muttaburrasaurus and Leaellynasaura, are described here. The site also has a dinosaur timeline, an ABC of prehistoric reptiles, information about the different periods in which...
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Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)

Royal Bc Museum: Dinosaurs: Yangchuanosaurus

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Yangchuanosaurus was a carnivorous dinosaur from China. At this resource, a short description is presented.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Life Among the Plants

For Students 3rd - 5th
Some of the body features that helped dinosaurs protect themselves are described. Using what they know about modern animal behavior and what they have learned from fossils, scientists are able to describe some of the ways dinosaurs...
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BBC

Bbc Earth: Walking With Dinosaurs: Memory

For Students 2nd - 5th
A memory game with dinosaur facts! Every time a student gets a match on their memory game, they receive information about the dinosaur or animal found on that card.
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Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Maryland Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
This article describes some of the dinosaur findings in Maryland, U.S.A.
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Dracorex Hogwartsia

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Dracorex hogwartsia lived 66 million years ago. It was discovered in South Dakota. Due to its resemblance to a dragon, scientists named it Dracorex hogwartsia in author J. K. Rowling's honor. A brief description is given here.
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Seeker

Seeker: 142 Million Year Old Dino Footprints Found

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the discovery of two fossilized dinosaur footprints in Germany and what researchers have been able to learn from the find.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Dinosaurs: Archaeopteryx Lithographica

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is it a feathered dinosaur, or the ancestor of birds? Find out about the Archaeopteryx lithographica whose fossil remains show feathers similar to that of a bird, and whose skeleton resembles that of a dinosaur.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Dinosaurs of Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why Utah is known as a prime location for the discovery of dinosaur fossils and why, in 1988 the Allosaurus was named Utah's official state fossil.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used to spring discussions on fossils, geography, adaptations, as well as different kinds of dinosaurs. This can be a companion to The Magic School Bus chapter book, Dinosaur...