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Indiana University

Indiana University Bloomington: Comparing Ice Age Mammals [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity allows students to compare the morphologies of 3-D printed teeth from Ice Age mammals. Students will manipulate 3-D prints and record observations in order to infer the diet of megafauna and discuss the role of technology...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mammal Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses therapsid ancestors of mammals.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Sabre Toothed Tigers

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the saber-toothed tiger and discover details about this prehistoric cat's behaviors, habitat, classification, and body structure through short videos and reading.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Irish Elk

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the enthralling world of the Irish elk by uncovering details about its behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through photos, a video, descriptions, and external links.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Woolly Mammoth

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the exciting world of the woolly mammoth by discovering facts about its behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through news, photos, videos, descriptions, and external links.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Woolly Rhinoceros

For Students 9th - 10th
Go on a journey with the extinct woolly rhino and learn about its behaviors, habitat, classification, and body structure.
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Curated OER

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Propalaeotherium

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Graphic image of the prehistoric mammal, Propalaeotherium, one of the earliest horses.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact Files: Steropodon

For Students 9th - 10th
Steropdon was a prehistoric mammal that lived during the Cretaceous period. Read about some of its physical traits and its diet, and view a single image.
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Curated OER

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Paraceratherium

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Graphic image of the largest land mammal ever identified, Paraceratherium.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Animals Past and Present

For Students 9th - 10th
In English and Spanish this site deals with animal life in Illinois past and present. With sections on dinosaurs, animals in Illinois 65 million years ago, animals in Illinois 10 million years ago, and animals in Illinois today, this is...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact Files: Didelphodon

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Indricotherium

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian Museum profiles the largest land mammal known to humans-the Indricotherium.
Interactive
Children's Discovery Museum

Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Mammoth Discovery: Meet Lupe

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet Lupe, a young mammoth who lived during the Ice Age, and learn all about her existence during that time period. Take a virtual trip to the actual mammoth dig site in San Jose and see what the scientists discovered.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Fun Facts About Wooly Mammoths

For Students 9th - 10th
This site will explain how the Woolly Mammoth evolved, where it migrated and what is now being done to try and clone it.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Curated OER

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Giant Ground Sloths

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Illustration of the prehistoric mammal, the giant ground sloth.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: The Geological Time Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
What was Australia like during prehistoric times? Follow through history from 110 million years ago until the present and discover the different mammals, birds, and reptiles.
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Curated OER

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Bear Dogs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Illustration of two bear dogs fighting with each other.
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Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover how, where, and when dinosaurs lived millions of years ago by engaging in interactive games, viewing 3D images, or taking a quiz.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Western Camel

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about this extraordinary mammal, the Western Camel, that originated in North America during the ice age. A fascinating article with many additional sites to explore.
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PBS

Nova: Bone Diggers: Anatomy of Thylacoleo

For Students 9th - 10th
Thylacoleo or the extinct marsupial lion had an unusual array of adaptations that enabled it to be an effective predator. Explore an interactive fossil of the lion to learn more about each of its' adaptations.
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Other

Mammoth Site Geology

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the website for The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The Mammoth Site boasts the largest concentration of mammoths in the world. You can tour this indoor active dig site and view Ice Age fossils. The site offers a video...
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Museums Victoria

Museum Victoria

For Students 9th - 10th
Museum Victoria is Australia's largest public museum organization and is responsible for the care of the state's collections and conducting research.