Resources For Educators: Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
Part of the Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibition.
Educators Guide and Materials
Be an Exhibition Explorer Dinosaurs
Get an advance look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter. This eight-page guide for K-12 educators includes a Map of the Exhibition, Essential Questions (important background content), Teaching in the Exhibition (self-guided explorations), Come Prepared Checklist, Correlation to Standards, and Glossary.
More Resources
Use these free online resources to further explore themes presented in the Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibition.
Educator Materials
Be a Sleuth: How Dinosaurs Behaved
Like today's crime-scene investigators, paleontologists study clues left behind. See firsthand what trackways—fossilized footprints—can...
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Make Your Own Liaoning Diorama
Re-create the 130-million-year-old forest in what is now China to understand why this fossil site is of such vast scientific importance.
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Observe a Dinosaur
Ever wish you could watch a dinosaur in action? Investigate modern birds for an insightful look at how ancient dinosaurs moved and...
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Dino Times! How Dinosaurs Lived
Travel to Liaoning, China, where a fossilized lakebed is providing scientists with the most complete picture to-date of what a dinosaur...
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Fossilized Fashion: How Dinosaurs Looked
We know that some dinosaurs had fancy frills while others had sharp horns or pointy spikes. But why? Investigate the purpose of these...
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Thump, Thump, Thump ... How Dinosaurs Moved
Want to see firsthand how a dinosaur moved? Observe a bird as it walks along the sidewalk or in your backyard. Then challenge a friend...