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PBS

Idaho Ptv: Dialogue for Kids: Fossils

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of fossil facts and links. Includes a reading list, a glossary, and links to teacher resources. While there are links to videos, they may no longer work.
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Burke Museum

Burke Museum: Paleontology

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of artifacts and information on Paleontology from the Burke Museum includes online exhibits and access to pictures from various collections.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Mud Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity students will look at the major divisions of geologic time and learn about the fossils and forms of life which existed during those periods, helping them to understand how the age of rocks are preserved.
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Activity
TES Global

Tes: Three Poems (Narrative and Free Verse) Fossil, Stone Age and Iron Age

For Students K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] These narrative and free verse poems describe fossils, the Stone Age, and Iron Age. Entertaining graphic features accompany the poems.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Fantastic Fossils

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about fossils - what they are, how they are formed, and why scientists and engineers care about them.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
Visitors to this resource will discover the new things that scientists are learning about dinosaurs by paging through the information about this comprehensive exhibition.
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Brachiopods O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Brachiopods. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this shelled animal that's been around for over 500 million years.
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Handout
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Gobi Expeditions O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Flip this interactive card to start learning about Gobi Expeditions. Answer multiple-choice and fact-or-fiction questions and review some fast facts about this expedition where paleontologists and scientists gather to collect Cretaceous...
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Other

Strange Science/george Cuvier

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of George Cuvier and his ideas concerning comparative anatomy, fossils, evolution of life, and the idea of extinction.
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Read Works

Read Works: Big Bird Found

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the fossil of the largest terror bird ever found. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs Fossils

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This text describes a field trip to Central Park. Information is shared about fossils and the work of archaeologists. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
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Read Works

Read Works: Dig This!

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read different fossils, how fossils are made, and three different types of rock on Earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs: The Age of Dinosaurs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the time period when dinosaurs were still living on earth and describes the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.This passage is a stand-alone curricular...
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Read Works

Read Works: Humanity on the Record

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about prehistoric evolution of the human race. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs Plant Eaters

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage describes an example of a plant-eating dinosaur, the Stegosaurus, its appearance, and its eating habits. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Who Is Sue?

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses information about a dinosaur that researchers named "Sue", which was found in South Dakota. This passage reinforces essential reading comprehension skills....
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how fossils help us understand the past.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: 2nd Grade Act. 01: Exploration Tubs

For Teachers 2nd
During this language development lesson, 2nd graders will explore tubs with different themes. Students will use these tubs to explore fossils, rocks, reptiles, orgnisms
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Other

Fossil News: A Blog on All Things Fossil and More

For Students 9th - 10th
This blog from Fossilnews.com discussed the Antwerp Area in Belgium. This the website for fossil news blogs, so the topic changes periodically.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Dinosaurs and Fossils

For Students 3rd - 5th
This section of Science News for Kids features articles on dinosaurs and fossils that are tailored for children. Many of these relate to recent discoveries or topics of debate.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Types of Fossilization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Five methods that create fossils.
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BBC

Bbc: Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
Several articles that trace the chronology of the dinosaur from the Triassic to the Cretaceous. Articles were written to accompany the BBC series, Walking with Dinosaurs.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life: Exceptional Preservation

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information on the preservation of fossils includes when fossils were formed and what animals formed them.
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Other

Starry Skies: How Do Fossils Form?

For Students 9th - 10th
Directions and materials needed to make a modern day fossil.