Instructional Video8:36
PBS

The Raptor That Made Us Rethink Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
In 1964, a paleontologist named John Ostrom unearthed some fascinating fossils from the mudstone of Montana. Its discovery set the stage for what’s known today as the Dinosaur Renaissance, a total re-thinking of what we thought we knew...
Instructional Video2:13
SciShow

What Did Dinosaurs Taste Like?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered what dinosaur meat might have tasted like? Chances are you've eaten dinosaur more recently than you might expect.
Instructional Video5:32
SciShow

The First Known Bird Could Fly, But Super Awkwardly

12th - Higher Ed
This week, evidence that Archaeopteryx could actually fly and a giant leap forward in graphene production!
Instructional Video10:38
SciShow

These Extinct Birds Really Stretch the Definition of “Bird”

12th - Higher Ed
From birds with no wings to giant fowl that were once mistaken for predators, here are 6 birds that who's strange features may not be what you think of when you think of birds!
Instructional Video2:16
SciShow

What Did Dinosaurs Taste Like?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever wondered what dinosaur meat might have tasted like? Chances are you've eaten dinosaur more recently than you might expect.
Instructional Video4:19
SciShow

Did Dinosaurs Really Have Feathers?

12th - Higher Ed
At least one entire class of dinosaurs seems to have had feathers, including velociraptors, and probably T. rex. Find out how we know, and how we even know what color some of them were!
Instructional Video35:24
SciShow

A Brief History of Life: Dinosaur Time!

12th - Higher Ed
The Great Dying hit life hard, but the species that survived took over the planet and diversified into many interesting forms, including the dinosaurs!
Instructional Video6:19
SciShow

The Birds That Lived in The Age of Dinosaurs

12th - Higher Ed
While we know that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs, we don't think much about the ones that lived alongside them, and they are a hot topic amongst paleontologists today.
Instructional Video16:29
TED Talks

Jack Horner: Building a dinosaur from a chicken

12th - Higher Ed
Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He's found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in a new approach, he's taking...
Instructional Video9:52
SciShow

The 10 Oldest Fossils, and What They Say About Evolution

12th - Higher Ed
Wouldn’t it be cool to be able to point at a fossil and know that it’s the first, say, plant? Well... yeah! But it's not that easy! Scientists are always making new discoveries that throw all our old assumptions into question, but we've...
Instructional Video1:28
Curated Video

Decoding the Flight Abilities of Archaeopteryx: Insights from X-ray Scans

Pre-K - Higher Ed
The video explores the fascinating Archaeopteryx fossil found at the Natural History Museum in London. Scientists have long debated whether this creature could fly or not, given its characteristics resembling both dinosaurs and modern...
Instructional Video4:27
Wonderscape

The Living Dinosaurs: Birds and Their Ancient Ancestors

K - 5th
Discover how not all dinosaurs went extinct and how their closest relatives, birds, are still alive today. Learn about the connection between ancient feathered dinosaurs and modern birds, and explore how these true survivors managed to...
Instructional Video3:56
Curated Video

High Five Facts - Archaeopteryx

Pre-K - 5th
This video explores five fun facts about archaeopteryx.
Instructional Video0:54
Curated Video

I WONDER - Could The Archaeopteryx Fly?

Pre-K - 5th
This video is answering the question of could the archaeopteryx fly.
Instructional Video0:51
Curated Video

I WONDER - What Did The Archaeopteryx Eat?

Pre-K - 5th
This video is answering the question of what did the archaeopteryx eat.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Some Ground Dwelling Dinos Had the Brains to Fly

9th - 10th
Even Archaeopteryx's non-flying cousins had the motor and visual skills needed for flight.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Dino Had the Right Stuff

9th - 10th
NPR reports on new research about the oldest known bird, Archaeopteryx. A new study of a fossilized brain cavity suggests it was well-equipped to fly.