Out & About: Dinosaurs

Young scholars investigate the physical characteristics of dinosaurs. They participate in a puppet show, take a field trip to a dinosaur museum, and compare/contrast dinosaur characteristics at the museum.

Upper elementary children still are intrigued by dinosaurs. Here is a dinosaur lesson that is geared toward their age group! The learners consider a list of prefixes and suffixes. Using the list, they can analyze the names of their...

Behind the closed doors of natural history museums lies a hidden world of scientific research and discovery that goes unseen for visitors. Follow along as this short video explores different scientific mysteries that have been...

An excellent database of over three hundred dinosaurs from around the world. They are organized by country, continent, time period, and by alphabetical order, and each dinosaur has pictures and facts about it.

Students discuss theories about dinosaurs. In this dinosaurs and fossils lesson plan, students explore different scientific theories regarding dinosaurs and fossils. Students  then come up with their own theories about why dinosaurs...

Learners dig for and discover fossils in a classroom setting. They dig on a tarp to find, map, assemble, and photograph their discoveries.

Discover the Oviraptorosaur in this impressive field guide presented by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

This interactive resource adapted from the Museum of Paleontology at the University of California, Berkeley shows how a dinosaur can be buried under sediment after it dies, become a fossil, and then become exposed and discovered by...

Discover how, where, and when dinosaurs lived millions of years ago by engaging in interactive games, viewing 3D images, or taking a quiz.

Students use the Internet to see photographs of fossils from dinosaurs. They read articles about dinosaurs and birds and what they had in common. They also examine a dinorama site in which they discover why some dinosaurs needed feathers.