Instructional Video9:20
PBS

The Dinosaurs That Evolution Forgot

12th - Higher Ed
Where are all the east coast dinosaurs? Why don’t we find famous species like Triceratops in Central Park? Turns out, evolution and geology came together to make the east coast into an ancient lost world of weird dinosaurs.
Instructional Video14:27
SciShow

A Lost Human Ancestor Is Probably Under This Parking Lot

12th - Higher Ed
It's really rare to find fossils, which means that when they're lost again after someone dug them up, it really hurts. These are a few of the most famous fossils that went missing after someone found them, and what researchers can...
Instructional Video3:16
SciShow

Could Dinosaurs Have Been Warm-Blooded?

12th - Higher Ed
For a long time, scientists have debated whether dinosaurs were warm-blooded or cold-blooded. Turns out, they were probably somewhere in between.
Instructional Video5:41
SciShow

This Ancient Tooth Could Shake Up How We Study Evolution | SciShow News

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists were able to get molecular information from 1.7 million years old teeth using a new method that could completely change how we study extinct organisms.
Instructional Video18:28
SciShow

5 Things You Should Know About Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
Here at SciShow we love digging into the subject of dinosaurs! Join Blake de Pastino, co-host and co-creator of the new series PBS Eons, as he takes you into the deep past for a few of our favorite dinosaur episodes!
Instructional Video5:13
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The most notorious scientific feud in history | Lukas Rieppel

Pre-K - Higher Ed
After the California Gold Rush of 1848, settlers streamed west to strike it rich. In addition to precious metals, they unearthed another treasure: dinosaur bones. Two wealthy scientists in particular— Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward...
Instructional Video5:39
Curated Video

How to Make Dinosaur Fossils

Pre-K - 5th
Dinosaur fossils have always been an object of fascination for Leo and Stella and now they are making their own dinosaur fossils in this How To Make Dinosaur Fossils instructional video. We used some left over plaster of paris and our...
Instructional Video3:51
Science ABC

Why Are Dinosaur Fossils More Abundant Than Human Remains?

Pre-K - Higher Ed
We don’t find as many human remains as dinosaur fossils because dinosaurs lived on the planet for millions of years, while humans have only been around for 200,000 years. Additionally, dinosaurs were not just one species but had...
Instructional Video4:27
Wonderscape

The Living Dinosaurs: Birds and Their Ancient Ancestors

K - 5th
Discover how not all dinosaurs went extinct and how their closest relatives, birds, are still alive today. Learn about the connection between ancient feathered dinosaurs and modern birds, and explore how these true survivors managed to...
Instructional Video2:56
Wonderscape

The Battle of the Fighting Dinosaurs: Velociraptor vs. Protoceratops

K - 5th
Discover the intense encounter between a Velociraptor and a Protoceratops, preserved in fossil form. Learn how the Velociraptor's attack and the Protoceratops' powerful defense led to a dramatic, fatal struggle, unearthed millions of...
Instructional Video4:43
Curated Video

Paleontologists

3rd - 8th
“Paleontologists” discusses the role of paleontologists and how these scientists recreate dinosaurs for display.
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

The Big Fossil Discovery

Pre-K - 3rd
Learn all about fossils
Instructional Video12:17
Curated Video

Digging for Prefixes

6th - 8th
Become a paleontologist with Mrs. Taylor as you search for dinosaur fossil bones to learn about prefixes. There is a prefix challenge after the lesson. Stay tuned to the end of the video for an activity you can do with chocolate chip...
Instructional Video22:04
Wonderscape

Science Kids: Coolest and Scariest Dinosaurs

K - 5th
Learn all about giant creatures that roamed the earth long before humans, dinosaurs! Understand the differences between velociraptors, protoceratops, the mighty T-rex and more! How did they live? What did they eat? And why did they go...
Instructional Video15:00
Curated Video

Fossils and Dinosaurs

K - 8th
The age of dinosaurs comes alive as viewers take a trip back in time. State-of-the-art animatronic dinosaurs help to create what life was like 60 million years ago. In this program students will learn the names and distinctive features...
Instructional Video11:51
Learning Mole

African Rift Valley

Pre-K - 12th
This animated geography video lesson is all about The African Rift Valley. Students will love this engaging and interactive video as they learn more about geographical wonders and landforms.
Instructional Video15:02
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Our Earth - Fossils

6th - Higher Ed
A fossil is a trace of a living thing left in rock. Fossils offer a three-part challenge - first to reconstruct the organism itself, then to reconstruct the world it lived in, then to understand its place in time and evolution.
Instructional Video13:56
Curated Video

Brainstorm Tech 2024: Can Tech Save Us From Mass Extinction?

9th - Higher Ed
Presenter: Beth Shapiro, Chief Science Officer, Colossal Biosciences
Instructional Video4:54
Curated OER

What is a Dino Mummy?

5th - 8th
Excite your class with this clip that describes one of the most interesting dinosaur finds ever. Found by a high school student, a completely articulated mummified hadrosaur was uncovered in the high deserts of North Dakota. Why are...
Instructional Video
BBC

Bbc Earth: Hunting for Dinosaurs How to Build a Dinosaur

9th - 10th
Luis Chiappe and his team of paleontologists excavate a dinosaur. Working out what species the dinosaur is won't be possible until the bones are back in the lab in Los Angeles. [3:03]
Instructional Video
BBC

Bbc Earth: How to Build a Dinosaur: The Color of Dinosaurs

9th - 10th
Professor Mike Benton has the fossilized remains of a dinosaur that are so well preserved that it is possible to discern the color of the feathers on the dinosaur. [3:04]
Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: How Fossils Explain the Rise of Dinosaurs

9th - 10th
Find out how this paleontologist believes dinosaurs rose to higher grounds following a mass extinction hundreds of thousands of years ago. [36:38]
Instructional Video
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Qrius: What Tiny Fossils Explain About Big Dinosaur Ecosystems

9th - 10th
A webcast presents a way to dig deeper into the ecosystems from dinosaur eras based on data gathered from small fossils versus what big dinosaur bones may reveal. [36:40]
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train: All About Fossils

Pre-K - 1st
In this Dinosaur Train clip, Mr. Conductor explains what fossils are and how they are created, and Dr. Scott the Paleontologist disuccses how paleontologists find, care for, and conduct research with the fossils they uncover. [2:06]