Relative Speed of Dinosaurs
Put your scientific skills to the test to see if you can figure out tell by their footprints if dinosaurs were walking, trotting, or running.
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More About This Resource...
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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
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Completion Time
Approximately 1 period
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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
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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
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