Resources For Educators: Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs

Part of the Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs exhibition.

Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs
Drawing on the fossil record, "Pterosaurs" explores how these flying reptiles developed flight, diversified, and spread across the globe. The educator's guide and related activities will help you and your students investigate the exhibition.
Cover of Educator's Guide titled "Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs" with three images of pterosaurs and one image of a pterosaur fossil.

Pterosaurs Educator's Guide

Get an advance look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter. This six-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.

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Science and Literacy Activities

Use these resources to help students engage more deeply with the exhibition content.

Pterosaurs Science & Literacy Activity for Grades K-2
Pterosaurs Science & Literacy Activity for Grades 3-5
Pterosaurs Science & Literacy Activity for Grades 6-8
Pterosaurs Science & Literacy Activity for Grades 9-12

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About the Exhibition Meet the Curators What Is a Pterosaur? How Did Pterosaurs Fly? Why Are Pterosaur Fossils Rare?