BBC
Bbc Newsround: Fossils of Star Wars Like Mammal Found in Spain
Read about the discovery of the fossils of a strange-looking mammal in Spain.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Discovery Reveals Modern Hippos Evolved in Africa
Article reports on a recent fossil discovery in Kenya that reveals new information about the evolution of the modern-day hippo. Includes video.
Other
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
This site can be viewed in 3 different languages. When a language is chosen information about the institute comes up and icons are presented for more information.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: The Real Life King Kong
Article reports on the circumstances that may have led to the extinction of real-life giant apes. Includes video.
Other
The Royal Tyrrell Muesum
This site includes exhibits of the museum, school programs, public programs, research and resources, etc.
Other
Earth Science Australia: Coal Types, Formation and Methods of Mining
This informative site lists four stages in the development of coal. Different types of coal mines are explained in this site as well.
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University of Wyoming Geological Museum
Visit the " 'Big Al' Allosaurus page," take a visual tour of the museum and its various artifacts, or visit the BBC's online Dianosaur page.
Other
California State Parks: Paleontology
The California State Parks present an excellent unit to local geology of Borrego Badlands to Salton Trough. Through lessons plans, power point presentations, and a videoconference students will take a closer look into fossils and the...
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fossilized Dinosaur Bones
This still collage produced for Teachers' Domain features a variety of images of fossilized dinosaur bones, which provide evidence for the existence of these fascinating reptiles.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Geologic Time
A discussion of geologic time, how scientists use the concept, and how they have determined its span.
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research: All About Fossils
The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research is a world-renowned center for paleontology. Here they describe in clear language how fossils are formed and preserved, and what information they give us about the past, particularly in...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Stickleback Evolution Virtual Lab
This virtual lab uses stickleback fish and fossil specimens to study evolutionary processes and teaches students skills of data collection and analysis.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Fossil Formation
As part of a larger online exhibit on fossils and what fossils are, this site specifically deals with the formation of fossils. A six-step, detailed chart is provided with specific information explaining each step.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Fun Facts About Wooly Mammoths
This site will explain how the Woolly Mammoth evolved, where it migrated and what is now being done to try and clone it.
Other
The Academy of Natural Sciences
This site describes the museum. It shows the viewer what is currently on exhibit, interesting facts, and many links to other exhibits.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: David H. Koch Hall of Fossils: Deep Time
The Smithsonian Institution provides a virtual tour of the new "Deep Time" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Identifying 3 D Fossil Prints [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will identify three-dimensional (3-D) prints of common Indiana fossils to the kingdom, phylum, or class level. Students will observe and record the morphology of specimens and classify organisms based on their...
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Fossil Identification Chart [Pdf]
A flowchart students can use as a tool to identify fossils based on their physical characteristics, e.g., segmentation, symmetry, lack of a skeleton, etc.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: The Fossil Mind Map Unfolds
Young scholars develop an organized mind map of facts they have learned about fossils from reading and visual content.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ls4 1: Fossil Evidence of Past Environments
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-LS4-1: fossil evidence of past environments.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Fossils
Fourth graders act as paleontologists to figure out the environment where various fossils would have existed.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Fossil Formation Fun
In this instructional activity, 4th graders will compare and understand the three types of fossils.