An engaging interview allows scholars to get to know Proto Andy, a protoceratops fossil. Following along with the transcript, learners delve into six questions, including how he became a fossil, what he was like when he was alive, and how he came to New York City. 

Concepts

dinosaurs, fossils, paleontology, interviewing, prehistory, museums

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Instructional Ideas

• Challenge enthusiastic pupils to roleplay the interview—direct one person to read the role of the interviewer and the other person to read the role of dinosar
• Perform a jigsaw to share the webpage's information—divide the class into six groups, give them time to read their section, then share their findings with the class
• Allow early finisher to visit the webpage as a May Do activity 

Classroom Considerations

• Red astricts link takes readers to definitions for key terms

• This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

• The website contains eye-catching graphics
• Each question comes with a variety of photographs
• Resource offers three related links

Cons

• None