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Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries Educator's Guide
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for grades Kindergarten through 12
New technology and new discoveries are leading scientists to reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries about dinosaurs. Make the most of your exhibit visit with this practical, printable guide.
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Be an Exhibition Explorer in Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
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for grades Kindergarten through 12
Go on a knowledge dig to discover new theories about dinosaurs, how biomechanics helps us visualize the way dinosaurs moved, and why modern birds may be dinosaurs.
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Body and Trace Fossils
Evidence and Analysis
for grades Kindergarten through 5
What kind of fossil is a tooth—body or trace? How about a nest of eggs? Or a skin impression? Examine the differences between body and trace fossils with these eight high-quality photographs.
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Dinosaur Books for Educators
Reference List
for grades Kindergarten through 8
Dig up information about dinosaurs that roamed North America. Identify your favorite encyclopedia of dinosaurs. Explore the bird-dinosaur link. And find out where dinosaurs still rule.
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Dinosaur Books for Kids
Reference List
for grades Kindergarten through 8
Want to learn more about the prehistoric reptiles that once roamed Earth or what caused their extinction? Then dig your way through this list of kid-friendly titles.
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Dinosaur Illustrations
Evidence and Analysis
for grades Kindergarten through 5
Ankylosaurus, Barosaurus, Coelophysis—add to your dinosaur vocabulary with these 12 illustrations. Soon you'll be able to spot a Pachycephalosaurus from across the room.
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Dinosaur Names
Curriculum Materials
for grades Kindergarten through 4
Some dinosaur names are short, while others are lengthy tongue twisters. But all are infused with meaning. Examine the linguistic roots of these terrible (deinos) lizards (sauros).
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Dinosaur Timeline
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for grades Kindergarten through 4
When you've been alive for less than a decade, how in the world do you grasp geologic time? Start with a 100-inch-long roll of adding machine tape and measure out Earth's past.
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Dinosaur Web List
Reference List
for grades Kindergarten through 8
Looking for even more dinosaur resources to enhance your paleontology unit? Start with these recommended sites, which are filled with informative overviews, maps, geologic charts, and activities.
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Grouping Dinosaurs
Curriculum Materials
for grades Kindergarten through 4
Dinosaurs all belong to the same group, but within that group there are many subsets—meat-eating dinosaurs, four-legged dinosaurs, and so on. Try your hand at classification with these eight dinosaur illustrations.
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How Big Were Dinosaurs?
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for grades Kindergarten through 4
How many times would your footprint fit into that of a large dinosaur? Could all of your classmate's feet fill up the small crater? Find out with this personalized look at the 35-ton Apatosaur.
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Make Your Own Dino Stationery
Activity
for grades Kindergarten through 8
Type your notes next to T. rex, send letters via Diatryma, or let Gondwanatitan deliver your message. Just add your name and address to these colorful stationery files.
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What Is a Dinosaur?
Curriculum Materials
for grades Kindergarten through 4
It's not what they ate or when they lived that distinguishes dinosaurs from other reptiles. It's the hole in their hip socket. Find out how this feature affected the way dinosaurs walk.
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What Is a Fossil?
Curriculum Materials
for grades Kindergarten through 4
The most common fossils are bones and teeth, but not all fossils are body parts. Explore the wide-ranging evidence of ancient life that scientists use to understand Earth's prehistoric past.
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What Teeth Tell Us
Curriculum Materials
for grades Kindergarten through 4
Are those sharp, pointy dinosaur teeth all the better to eat you with? Or are they designed for tough vegetation? Examine dinosaur teeth as a paleontologist would.
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Fighting Dinosaurs: New Discoveries from Mongolia
Exhibition Materials
for grades 3 through 12
Travel to Mongolia's famed Gobi Desert for a look at some amazing fossils you've never seen before. For starters, there's a fierce Velociraptor that was apparently buried alive while attacking a Protoceratops.
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Be a Sleuth: How Dinosaurs Behaved
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
Like today's crime-scene investigators, paleontologists study clues left behind. See firsthand what trackways—fossilized footprints—can tell them about dinosaur behavior.
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Beyond T. rex
Evidence and Analysis
for grades 3 through 8
Only a small fraction of the 400-plus known species of extinct dinosaurs have appeared on TV and movie screens. Meet some of the more unusual members of T. rex and Velociraptor's family tree.
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Buried Bones
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
The next time you have chicken, don't throw out the bones—bury them in plaster of Paris. Then, scrape by scrape, see firsthand the challenges archaeologists face when excavating fossils.
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Create Your Own Mesozoic Museum
Activity
for grades 3 through 8
What would it be like to organize a dinosaur exhibit? Find out by creating your own miniature Mesozoic Museum. Don't forget to invite your friends and family to the opening!
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