Digging Up Dinosaurs

Get scholars thinking about the scientific process with this fun experiment they can do at home. Learners practice reading directions as they underline each instruction in a procedural paragraph. They create a flow chart and record what...

Breath new life into your class's study of dinosaurs with this extensive collection of materials. Offering everything from a printable T-rex mask, word searches, and connect-the-dots activities to informational handouts, hands-on...

In this dinosaurs learning exercise, learners read a nonfiction book about dinosaurs and then answer 6 comprehension questions and present an oral presentation.

Earth historians research a specific dinosaur, write a paper about the Mesozoic era that it lived in, create an artistic rendition of the environment, and give a presentation in class about what they learned. Be aware that there are...

In this dinosaur themed activity, students work together as a team of paleontologists to draw the dinosaur bones they discovered at a dig site. They must label their drawing on a grid map and then provide data about the length and...

Learners examine the process of fossil removal and the naming of dinosaurs. They participate in a "fossil dig" involving cookies, create new dinosaur names, and create a picture of a dinosaur they name.

Do you need to write a paper for your Science class? Want to create a public service announcement to broadcast during your school's morning announcements? Or, do you need to make a digital slideshow for a small group project? If so,...

Refuse to alienate your scientific-minded young scholars during your creative writing unit. Learners explore how literary writing can reflect observable fact, and be based in actual science. The links include examples of fiction and...

Students write a report about a paleontologist. In this paleontology lesson, students research and write a report about a noted paleontologist. They discuss the importance of technology to paleontologists and how paleontologist excavate...

Students examine how scientists are at odds on whether or not dinosaurs were warm or cold blooded.  In this dinosaurs lesson students divide into groups and research the evidence that supports each side.