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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 Scientists Dig Up New DinosaursGrades: 3–5 This article describes some recent discoveries that have helped us build our knowledge of dinosaurs. |
Articles A Visit to the ArgentinosaurusGrades: 1–2, 3–5 Thirteen year old Rebecca Lessem files this report about her travels to the deserts of Argentina to see Argentinosaurus, the world's largest... |
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Articles, Author Interviews Career As a PaleontologistGrades: Scientists answer students'questions about careers in scientific fields. |
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Articles Meet Dinosaur Expert Sue HendricksonGrades: 3–5, 6–8 Paleontologist and marine archaeologist Sue Hendrickson discovered the world's largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus rex in 1990. |
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 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 What Color Were the Dinosaurs?Grades: Scientists'theories vary about what color skin dinosaurs may have had. |
Articles What Sounds Did Dinosaurs Make?Grades: Clues in dinosaur skulls lead scientists to believe that these animals did make noises. |
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Articles What Was the Dinosaurs’ World Like?Grades: Learn about the three periods of the Mesozoic Era: the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. |
Articles When Was the First Dinosaur Discovered?Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Learn how scientists uncovered the first dinosaur bones in the 1800s, and how excitement grew in the 1900s as more fossils were unearthed. |
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Articles, Book Resources Why Did All Dinosaurs Become Extinct?Grades: 6–8 A summary of the latest theories among paleontologists |
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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. |
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Lesson Plans Dinosaur SkeletonsGrades: PreK–K Students learn about dinosaur bones by constructing models out of tongue depressors and tooth picks. |
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