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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 trackways to draw make estimates of the dinosaurs' speeds
  • An illustrated look at stride length
  • A reproducible worksheet for students to complete

• Completion Time

  Approximately 1 period

• Subtopic

  National Science Education Standards
  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• diversity and adaptations of organisms

  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

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor

• Learning Standard

  National Science Education Standards
  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• diversity and adaptations of organisms

  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

  History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G: 

  • science as a human endeavor