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 Video4:31
Wonderscape

The Mesozoic Era: Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

K - 5th
Step into the Mesozoic era, often called the Age of Dinosaurs, spanning over 150 million years from the Triassic to the Cretaceous period. This era saw the rise of dinosaurs, the flourishing of coniferous plants, and significant...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: More Evidence for Dinosaur / Bird Link

9th - 10th
Analysis of proteins found in a scrap of collagen from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex leg bone provides strong evidence for the idea that dinosaurs are the ancestors of modern-day birds.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Paper Casts Doubt on Dinosaur Death Theory

9th - 10th
Some scientists are challenging the conventional wisdom that dinosaurs abruptly disappeared because of a huge crater created by an extraterrestrial impact in the Gulf of Mexico. Find out about this challenge and what they're saying about...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Digging for Dinosaurs in Antarctica

9th - 10th
Did dinosaurs once survive on Antarctica, the most remote and inhospitable place on earth? This concise site provides the answer.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Four Winged Dinosaur Discovered

9th - 10th
NPR reports on a team of Chinese paleontologists that discovered the fossilized remains of a small flying dinosaur with four wings.