ClassFlow
Class Flow: Dinosaurs
[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...
Indiana University
Ensi: The Great Fossil Find Lesson Plan
Students hear a story as they "find" bones that you have put in an envelope for them. Their job is to begin assembling the bones as best they can. The students will invariably come up with different configurations--just like scientists...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Dinosphere
Learners will learn how dinosaurs were classified, compare shapes and sizes, and explore how paleontologists make discoveries. They'll analyze how dinosaurs interacted back in the day, and make their own dinosaur drawings and a fossil cast.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Living Large
This engaging game about dinosaurs allows students to analyze and interpret fossil data, as well as engage in argument from evidence. The game helps students to understand that fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Measuring a Dino
Young scholars will begin exploring dinosaur' bodies by measuring them and comparing dinosaur size to their own size.
Australian Museum
Australian Museum: Plant Eating Dinosaurs
The different eating habits of herbivorous dinosaurs are described. The article notes that scientists love to analyze the fossilized stomach contents of dinosaurs.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Ornitholestes
A brief look at what fossilized remains teach us about Ornitholestes, a carnivorous dinosaur "very closely related to the evolutionary line that produced the birds." Read facts about its size, anatomy, and diet, and view images showing...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Eustreptospondylus
A very brief look at Eustreptospondylus, a carnivorous dinosaur related to the Tyrannosaurus. Learn what the limited fossilized remains tell us abot its size, diet, and anatomy, and view several images showing what this dinosaur looked...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Brachiosaurus
Brachiosaurus, "one of the biggest land animals ever", was a herbivorous dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period. Learn what fossils tells us about its anatomy, diet, size, and teeth. Also, see several images offering close-up views of...
Other
Maryland Dept. Of Natural Resources: Astrodon Johnstoni: Maryland State Dinosaur
This article presentes Astrodon Johnstoni, Maryland's official state dinosaur.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact Files: Didelphodon
Read about the Didelphodon, a marsupial from the Mesozoic era and Cretaceous period. Learn what fossils have taught us about their habitat, diet, and senses, and view an animated image showing how this mammal may have moved.
Other
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.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Dracorex Hogwartsia
Learn about a dinosaur whose name means "Dragon King of Hogwarts." From the fossils of the newly discovered Dracorex hogwartsia, we learn about the dinosaur's unique physical features.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Hypacrosaur Family
What is a Hypacrosaurus and how did they eat, live, and protect themselves against predators? Paleontologists have learned answers to these questions and others by looking Hypacrosaurus fossils. Read facts about this herbivorous...
PBS
Nova Online: Curse of t.rex
NOVA site provides cool science facts on dinosaurs as well as additional links and resources.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Maiasaura
Read about paleontologist John Horner's 1978 discovery: a new dinosaur, the Maiasaura. Learn what this large creature's fossil tells us about the Maiasaura's diet and physical features. Click on "See the skeleton" for an interactive tour...
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: William Buckland
A short biography about the geologist and palaeontologist who wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur named Megalosaurus.
Natural History Museum
Nhm: From Bodies to Bones and Back Again
Can dinosaurs be recreated like in the movie Jurassic Park? This resource describes the reality of re-creating a genetic blueprint of dinosaurs.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Paleontology
Snapshot reference on paleontology explains how the fossil record drives this area of science.
Read Works
Read Works: Small Wonder
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the fossil of a pterosaur found in China. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Other
New Jersey Fossils: Duckbilled Dinosaur
The duckbilled dinosaur was a type of hadrosaurus and existed in New Jersey in the Late Cretaceous Period. A few fossil specimens have been found in areas of New Jersey, with the very first partial skeleton being discovered in...
Other
New Jersey Fossils: Meat Eating Dinosaur Dryptosaurus
Dryptosaurus was a carnivorous dinosaur. Only a few minor fossil specimens of this dinosaur, described here, have been found at Big Brook, New Jersey, but there is strong evidence of its existence elsewhere in New Jersey.
NBC
Msnbc.com: Birdlike Dinosaur May Force Raptor Revisions
Fossils found in Argentina have led scientists to change the way they think about the evolution of dinosaurs. A relative of the velociraptor has been found that demonstrated bird-like features. Learn more about these fossils here. [Date...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Triceratops for Kids: Learn About the Three Horned Dinosaur
What was the Triceratops dinosaur? Kids find out about the first fossils, giant skull and horns, discovered by paleontologists. Habitat, size, food, and fun facts.
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