Dino Fossils

Review information related to dinosaurs using this resource. Learners review, analyze and discuss thirty-nine key terms associated with dinosaurs and circle each one in a word search puzzle.

Students read a news article that describes scientists finding a fossil of a T. Rex relative in China. They view a picture of the G. wuccai. They respond to the reading using details and by revisiting the anticipation set of questions.

Students create model fossils.  For this fossils lesson, students view pictures of fossils and compare and contrast these fossils.  Students read about fossils and create a database chart with the facts they learn.  Students construct...

Learners distinguish between dinosaurs and fossils. They escribe what paleontologists do and how they reconstruct the lives of dinosaurs from the fossil record. In addition, they state that dinosaurs hatched from eggs.

Students learn along with Ms. Frizzle's class. In this Magic School Bus lesson plan, students can make two types of "fossils."

An interesting way of looking at footprints and tracks. Pupils step into a tray of water, and make footprints of various kinds on butcher paper. They tip toe, run, hop, and walk. Then, they take a close look at the differences between...

In this paleontology instructional activity, students use newspaper, fossils, a ruler, and more to discover what is inside a fossil. Students then answer 4 questions about their activity.

Students listen to a teacher read aloud of Aliki's, Dinosaur Bones, to examine the layers of the earth. They observe a teacher demonstration of items in the trashcan to show that the items at the bottom are older than those on top. They...

Second graders study drawings of fossils. They compare and contrast dinosaur skeletons and drawings before doing their own drawings. They create a dinosaur model with movable parts using paper and brad fasteners.

Students investigate basic information about dinosaurs. They listen to the book, "My Visit To the Dinosaurs," explore various websites, take an online quiz, and play an online dinosaur game.