Curated OER
Mammal Facts (or Not)
In this mammal worksheet, students use reference sources to determine whether 10 statements about various mammals are true or false.
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Discovering Prehistoric People of Wisconsin
Learners list the characteristics of the four main groups of prehistoric people of Wisconsin. They compare the characteristics of the groups of to determine the chronological order of existence in Wisconsin.
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Dinosaur Time Capsule
Third graders research prehistoric life using educational software. They design a prehistoric life while showing the use of appropriate scale and names for the prehistoric life. They follow an internet link to participate in a virtual...
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Draw T. rex
Students explore how scientists determine what prehistoric animals looked like based on their bones. They draw a picture of the skull of a Tyrannosaurus Rex by copying an image from an overhead or book.
Curated OER
The Rock and Fossil Record
Go deep in your paleontology unit with this spectacular set of slides! It introduces viewers to the types of fossils, a few famous fossils, and the geologic eras. This is done with easy-to-read text, diagrams, photos, and even videos.
American Museum of Natural History
Anatomy Adventure
Sometimes science is puzzling. Using an online animation, individuals manipulate skeletal bones of an ancient species to recreate its skeleton. Learners complete the skeletal puzzle and learn about the process of paleontology in person...
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Designasaurus: Modeling Activity for a Paleoartist
Students create and draw fictional dinosaurs. They write a description of their dinosaur.
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Geology
Fourth graders devise a workable inch-to-inch scale for a geologic timeline sequencing the eras covered in the unit. They hypothesize from descriptions of dinosaur fossil evidence.
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Horses
Students discuss the importance of the horse as a "beast of burden" animal in Japanese culture and create a legend, myth or tall tale set in Japan with a horse as the central character.
Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Comparing Ice Age Mammals [Pdf]
This activity allows learners to compare the morphologies of 3-D printed teeth from Ice Age mammals. Students will manipulate 3-D prints and record observations in order to infer the diet of megafauna and discuss the role of technology...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Mammal Ancestors
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses therapsid ancestors of mammals.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Sabre Toothed Tigers
Learn about the saber-toothed tiger and discover details about this prehistoric cat's behaviors, habitat, classification, and body structure through short videos and reading.
EL Education
El Education: Pre Historic Mammal Cards
Students study prehistoric people and animals and create trading cards with an original illustration of an animal on one side and facts about that animal on the other.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Irish Elk
Examine the enthralling world of the Irish elk by uncovering details about its behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through photos, a video, descriptions, and external links.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Woolly Mammoth
Explore the exciting world of the woolly mammoth by discovering facts about its behaviors, habitats, geological time periods, and classification through news, photos, videos, descriptions, and external links.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Kryptobaatar O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand important characteristics of the Kryptobaatar, a prehistoric mammal.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Saiga
The Canadian Museum of Nature describes the Saiga-an adaptable and speedy Prehistoric Mammal.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Woolly Rhinoceros
Go on a journey with the extinct woolly rhino and learn about its behaviors, habitat, classification, and body structure.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Lions (Prehistoric)
Lions were among the largest predators during the ice age. Get other interesting facts about this ancestor of the American Lion.
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Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Propalaeotherium
Graphic image of the prehistoric mammal, Propalaeotherium, one of the earliest horses.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact Files: Steropodon
Steropdon was a prehistoric mammal that lived during the Cretaceous period. Read about some of its physical traits and its diet, and view a single image.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Didelphodon
Looking much like today's opossum, the prehistoric Didelphodon was one of the largest mammals 65 million years ago. Learn what the fossils of this animal tell us about its diet and habitat.
Museums Victoria
Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Inostrancevia Alexandri
Inostrancevia alexandri was a prehistoric animal with mammal-like characteristics that lived in the Permian Period and before the dinosaurs. Some information and pictures can be found here.
Museums Victoria
Melbourne Museum: Meet the Skeletons: Diprotodon Optatum
Diprotodon optatum was a prehistoric marsupial from Australia that lived during the Pleistocene Period. The wombat and the koala are descendants. Some information and pictures can be found here.