Smithsonian Learning Lab: Digging Up Dirt: How Paleontologists Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life

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Teachers can download this teaching package that introduces students to the science of paleontology. Fossil formulation and details about the work of paleontologists are discussed. Find out how paleontologists discover, stabilize, and transport fossils. Students will enjoy the hands-on activities described in the lessons. Teachers will appreciate the student handouts provided, as well as the list of resources.

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Concepts

fossils, paleontology

Additional Tags

excavation of fossils, fossil dig, paleontologist, fossil, fossil formulation, fossil preparation, fossil stabilization, fossil transport, transporting fossils

Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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