Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Dinosaur Fossils Not Found in Indiana [Pdf]
Discusses the mass extinction event that wiped out many prehistoric animals 65 million years ago and why there are no dinosaur fossils to be found in Indiana.
Other
Digi Morph: Dinosaurs at Digi morph.org
DigiMorph is a database of high-quality images from living and extinct animals, made available for scientists, educators, researchers and students. This section is devoted to dinosaur fossils, some of them among the most famous in the...
Read Works
Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs the Extinction of Dinosaurs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage provides some explanations of what may have caused the dinosaurs to become extinct.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: Dinosaurs and Other Extinct Creatures
This is the opening site for the online exhibit at the Natural History Museum. The exhibit features a wealth of information on dinosaurs including a dinosaur directory, fossil specimens, information, pictures, and more. The exhibit also...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom Dinosaurs
Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic,...
Tramline
Tramline: Dinosaurs: A Prehistoric Adventure for Grades 2 5
Click "Start Fieldtrip," for a wonderful look at a subject that has been a constant amazement to children of all ages. This dinosaur learning module for grades 1-3 is a "Prehistoric adventure," discussing dinosaur fossils, the size of...
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Canal Kids: Dinossauros (Dinosaurs), a Era Dos Gigantes
A good introduction to dinosaurs for young Portuguese-speaking children. Uses an engaging writing style, cartoon-style graphics, and animation to teach about the Mesozoic era. Coverage includes types of dinosaurs and their features,...
Read Works
Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs: The Age of Dinosaurs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the time period when dinosaurs were still living on earth and describes the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.This passage is a stand-alone curricular...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Fossils in Time Unit
For this lesson, students learn about the earth's past by studying clues that have been left behind, such as fossils and rocks. Students will find the answers to many questions: What is paleontology?, What is geological time?, What can...
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.
University of California
Ucmp: The Dinosauria
The Dinosauria provides the latest information about dinosaurs, including debunking myths, early dinosaur discoveries, characteristics of specific dinosaurs, life history, and discovery of dinosaur fossils.
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The Dinosaur Museum
The Dinosaur Museum is located in Blanding, Utah. Use this site to learn all about the exhibits and dinosaur information.
BBC
Bbc: Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Several articles that trace the chronology of the dinosaur from the Triassic to the Cretaceous. Articles were written to accompany the BBC series, Walking with Dinosaurs.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Geo Logic: The Big Five Mass Extinctions
Using GEOLogic puzzles, students are asked to match the five largest mass extinction events with their relative dates, approximate duration, and severity based on clues given from various perspectives.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Fighting Dinos: New Discoveries
A virtual investigation surmising how two fighting dinosaurs died in the Gobi Desert.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Article: "The Day the Mesozoic Died"
A short article by Dr. Sean B. Carroll detailing the discoveries covered in the film The Day The Mesozoic Died.
Curated OER
Asteroid
The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.