Curated OER
The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs
Students draw names of dinosaurs out of a hat and write a report about the one they picked. Students write a riddle about their favorite prehistoric animal, post it on a bulletin board, and have other guess which animal it is about....
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Going Gobi: Hunting for Fossils
Travel through the Gobi Desert with two paleontologists, and discover ancient fossils of creatures from long ago.
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research: Unearthing T. Rex
Follow the steps of paleontologists as they excavate Tyrannosaurus bones. This project took place in 2004 but there is plenty of useful information on the website for learning more about the T. Rex. Such as, how do you tell a male from a...
TVOntario
Tvo Kids: Dino Dig
At this site students play the part of a paleontologist Students must first dig up dinosaur bones using special tools and then reconstruct the dinosaur skeleton back at the lab. Along the way, the students will learn interesting facts...