How Big Were Dinosaurs?
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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More About This Resource...
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In this classroom activity, created to complement the Museum's Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibit, young students compare their feet to the foot of a large Apatosaur.
- The activity opens with background information for teachers about the enormous size range of dinosaurs.
- After using personal references to describe the size of dinosaurs, students examine the outline of an Apatosaur footprint.
- Students then estimate how many of their footprints would fit inside the Apatosaur footprint and conduct an experiment to test their estimate.
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Completion Time
Approximately 1 period
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Topic
Paleontology -
Subtopic
General -
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National Science Education Standards
Grades K-4:• Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:
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Learning Standard
National Science Education Standards
Grades K-4:• Science as Inquiry CONTENT STANDARD A:• Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:• History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:
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