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Dinosaurs: Everything You Need
Guide students through their study of dinosaurs with these articles, lesson plans, online learning activities, and writing assignments.
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Articles Dinosaur BooksGrades: 1–2, 3–5 How accurate are depictions of dinosaurs in books and movies? Scientists answer students'questions. |
Articles, Author Interviews Career As a PaleontologistGrades: Scientists answer students'questions about careers in scientific fields. |
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Articles, Articles & Collections Dinosaur CloningGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Is it possible to clone extinct animals from blood samples fossilized in mosquitoes and other parasites? Dinosaur expert Don Lessem answers students... |
 Articles Ancient Clues UncoveredGrades: 3–5 Scientists from the United States and Mongolia uncovered hundreds of ancient skeletons in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. Some of the bones belonged to... |
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Articles, Author Interviews Dinosaur DietGrades: Would a dinosaur eat us if it were alive today? Dinosaur expert Don Lessem answers students'questions. |
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Articles, Author Interviews Locations of Dinosaur DigsGrades: Where have most of the dinosaur remains been found in the world? Scientists answer students'questions. |
Articles The Strange and Wonderful Dinosaurs of ArgentinaGrades: Argentina, in South America, is the site of the earliest known dinosaurs, the Eoraptor and Herrerasaurus. |
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Articles Dinosaur Eggs and BabiesGrades: How big was a baby brontasaurus? Scientists answer students'questions. |
Articles What Color Were the Dinosaurs?Grades: Scientists'theories vary about what color skin dinosaurs may have had. |
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Articles What Did Dinosaurs Eat?Grades: Scientists can tell whether a dinosaur was a plant-eater, a meat-eater, or both, by studying its teeth. |
Articles There’s A Dinosaur In This Egg!Grades: Scientists with the Gobi Desert project found an egg with a dinosaur embryo inside. |
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Articles What Sounds Did Dinosaurs Make?Grades: Clues in dinosaur skulls lead scientists to believe that these animals did make noises. |
Articles What Was the Dinosaurs’ World Like?Grades: Learn about the three periods of the Mesozoic Era: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. |
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Articles Dinosaur ExtinctionGrades: Why did dinosaurs become extinct? Scientists answer students'questions. |
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Articles Fantastic Finds TimelineGrades: 6–8 Trace historic discoveries that helped us build our knowledge about dinosaurs. |
Frozen In TimeGrades: 6–8 On an ice-shattered mountain at the very bottom of the world, in cold so strong it can freeze exposed skin in a matter of seconds, a small party... |
 Articles Dinosaurs: General InformationGrades: 3–5 Dinosaur experts answer some tough questions from students. |
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