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- A Dinosaur's Neighboorhood- Find the right ecosystem for a Tyrannosaurus rex. Prowl the resources at right to learn what a T. rex needs to be happy at home, then pick one of the three options below.
- Dinosaur Bodies- This lesson asks students to think about the ways in which living animals use their bodies and the ways in which dinosaurs might have used their bodies, based on fossil evidence and our best educated guesses.
- Dinosaur Model Lesson- The children will become aware of what the words "science" and "observe" mean in the context of looking at dinosaur models.
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- Fossils - The investigation of fossils gives us evidence of how they were formed.
- How Do Scientists Find Dinosaur Fossils?- This lesson asks them to find out about this process and to write journal entries pretending they are on a dinosaur dig.
- Making Your Own Fossil Prints- What is a fossil? Can I make a fossil print?
- The Evolution of Dinosaurs Over Geologic Time- This lesson asks them to combine their knowledge of evolution, geologic time, and dinosaurs into a discussion of how these three topics overlap with regard to dinosaur evolution in the Cretaceous period.
- The Science of Digging Up Dinosaurs- This lesson has students trace the steps of a paleontologist from determining where to look for dinosaur fossils to studying the completed dinosaur skeleton for clues about the dinosaur's behavior, diet, and anatomy.
- Those Fussy Dinosaurs!- This lesson introduces students to the idea that animals prefer certain types of habitats over others and, in fact, cannot live in places that are too different from what they prefer.
- Walking with Dinosaurs - Students will create a research web using internet based documents on dinosaurs.
- Zoom Dinosaurs: Classroom Activities- A huge resource of class activities.
