Students investigate how long dinosaurs lived on Earth and how that compare to how long man has been on Earth. They discover how scientists excavate fossils.

Students engage in a role-play of a dinosaur excavation dig. They dig through sand to locate buried bones and then discuss the ethics of destroying buildings and other property to get at the fossil remains.

Students explore a site of numerous fossil excavations. Using an interactive quarry map, they locate dinosaur specimens and individual bones. In groups, students use "Show Me" cards to answer questions, compile information, and create...

Sometimes science is puzzling. Using an online animation, individuals manipulate skeletal bones of an ancient species to recreate its skeleton. Learners complete the skeletal puzzle and learn about the process of paleontology in person...

Students write a report about a paleontologist. In this paleontology lesson, students research and write a report about a noted paleontologist. They discuss the importance of technology to paleontologists and how paleontologist excavate...

Students explain how the earth makes fossils and how dinosaur remains become fossils. In this Bringing Dinosaurs Back to Life instructional activity, students solve paleo-puzzles which ask students to solve problems as if they were...

Students are introduced to the type of evidence that is found at a typical dinosaur dig. They create rubbing casts of bone impressions on paper and, using bones, identify dinosaurs.

Learners use Play-dough explore different types of fossils and examine how fossils are evidences of past life.

Piecing together the past is a challenging endeavor. Learners get a taste of that challenge as they play a game that incorporates several components such as trophic levels, geological time periods, and catastrophic events. Pairs work to...

In this archaeology worksheet, students read about 4 tasks involving archaeologists. Students also answer 3 questions about the reading.

Students examine alternative energy. In this research based lesson, students study alternative energy and how it will influence transportation in the future. They will write a report and give an oral presentation of their findings.

Students study the terms paleontology and archaeology and examine how they can help us learn about prehistoric Native Iowans.  In this archaeology lesson students discuss these terms and view a video on Native Americans. 

Students investigate where scientists find dinosaur bones and decide why rebuilding them is important. They create a scale model of a dinosaur.

Students experience an archaeological dig exploring off the shore of Black Hawk Island and Wisconsin River. They study in the same place where the infamous Dell House once stood. Dell House and its historical significance is reviewed...

In this crossword puzzle, students complete a crossword puzzle related to dinosaurs, the era in which dinosaurs lived, and about other animals that lived during that time period.

This resource details the process by which vertebrate fossils should be excavated and preserved in order to conserve them for as long as possible. It also includes information about the role of amateur fossil collectors and museums.

The Ashfall Fossil Beds are located in Nebraska. Much of the research done there is conducted by scientists from the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska State Museum. The history, geology and paleontology of the site are described....

In this activity, students calculate temperatures during a time in the geologic record when rapid warming occurred using a well known method called 'leaf-margin analysis.' Students determine the percentage of the species that have leaves...

Teachers can download this teaching package that introduces students to the science of paleontology. Fossil formulation and details about the work of paleontologists are discussed. Find out how paleontologists discover, stabilize, and...

Follow the steps of paleontologists as they excavate Tyrannosaurus bones. This project took place in 2004 but there is plenty of useful information on the website for learning more about the T. Rex. Such as, how do you tell a male from a...

A how-to science project with instructions to make a complete dinosaur bone dig site burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris. Click on the starred words to learn more about the topic.

The Smithsonian offers students a background on what archaeology is and what an archaeologist does. Several lesson plans are also provided.

This web-article overviews the excavational findings at the Harappan village of Rakhigarhi. Read about various relics, fossils, and constructions which are "Expected to reveal information on the Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations."

This web-article overviews the excavational findings at the Harappan village of Rakhigarhi. Read about various relics, fossils, and constructions which are "Expected to reveal information on the Harappa and Mohenjodaro civilizations."