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Tramline: Dinosaurs: A Prehistoric Adventure for Grades 2 5

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Travel across the Internet to learn about dinosaurs in this virtual field trip. The trip is designed for Grades Two to Five. Topics include dinosaur fossils, extinction, paleontology, anatomy, behavior, etc.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: David H. Koch Hall of Fossils: Deep Time

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Smithsonian Institution provides a virtual tour of the new "Deep Time" exhibit at the National Museum of Natural History.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Dinosaurs of Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn why Utah is known as a prime location for the discovery of dinosaur fossils and why, in 1988 the Allosaurus was named Utah's official state fossil.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Building a Dinosaur From a Chicken

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Piece of Dinosaur Extinction Asteroid Puzzle Recovered

For Students 9th - 10th
The first meteorite fossil discovered in this period when tests can be run on it, was found at Chicxulub in Northeastern Yucatan, Mexico. Scientists believe it is part of the meteorite which made the dinosaurs extinct.
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Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: William Buckland

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography about the geologist and palaeontologist who wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur named Megalosaurus.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Carbon Dioxide Levels Rise Fast and High

For Students 9th - 10th
The buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is rising faster than at any time since dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The burning of fossil fuels is largely to blame.

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