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Fighting Dinos InteractiveFighting Dinos Interactive
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Interactives
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Duration
2 hrs
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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Fighting Dinos

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A famous fossil of fighting dinosaurs holds as many questions as answers. Scholars first analyze the fossil itself by virtually highlighting the specific bones of the dinosaurs and read about their function and importance. They then test their knowledge of fossil bone evidence with an eight-question analysis. 

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Concepts

dinosaurs, fossils, paleontology

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils work in pairs to complete the fossil quiz to encourage dialogue
  • Ask groups to debate how the dinosaurs died using facts from the resource

Classroom Considerations

  • A basic understanding of the process of excavating fossils is helpful
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Can be modified for different grade levels
  • Offers vocabulary support using pop-ups
  • Works as a remote learning resource

Cons

  • None

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