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• This classroom activity was designed to complement Dinosaurs Alive! — an IMAX film that follows AMNH paleontologists around the globe as they uncover some of the greatest dinosaur finds in history. It includes:

  • A step-by-step lesson plan, in which students analyze dinosaur trackways to draw conclusions about what they reveal about non-avian dinosaur behavior
  • An illustration of a fossil trackway
  • A reproducible worksheet for students to complete

• Completion Time

  Approximately 1 period

• Topic

  Paleontology

• Subtopic

  Fossil Dinosaurs and Birds

• Subtopic

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades K-4:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C: 

  • the characteristics of organisms• organisms and environments

  Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E: 

  • abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor

  Grades 5-8:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C: 

  • structure and function in living systems• regulation and behavior• populations and ecosystems• diversity and adaptations of organisms

  Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D: 

  • structure of the earth system• earths history

  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F: 

  • populations, resources, and environments• natural hazards

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor

  Grades 9-12:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C: 

  • behavior of organisms

  Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D: 

  • origin and evolution of the earth system

  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F: 

  • natural and human-induced hazards

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor

• Learning Standard

  National Science Education Standards
  Grades K-4:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C: 

  • the characteristics of organisms• organisms and environments

  Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E: 

  • abilities to distinguish between natural objects and objects made by humans

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor

  Grades 5-8:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C: 

  • structure and function in living systems• regulation and behavior• populations and ecosystems• diversity and adaptations of organisms

  Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D: 

  • structure of the earth system• earths history

  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F: 

  • populations, resources, and environments• natural hazards

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor

  Grades 9-12:
  Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A: 

  • abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry• understanding about scientific inquiry

  Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C: 

  • behavior of organisms

  Earth and Space Science CONTENT STANDARD D: 

  • origin and evolution of the earth system

  Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F: 

  • natural and human-induced hazards

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor