Children's Discovery Museum
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Mammoth Discovery: Meet Lupe
Meet Lupe, a young mammoth who lived during the Ice Age, and learn all about her existence during that time period. Take a virtual trip to the actual mammoth dig site in San Jose and see what the scientists discovered.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: Stephen Jay Gould, ph.d.
Read about the life of scientist Stephen Jay Gould. A love for dinosaurs led him into science and he became a leading figure in studies of evolution. He was also a professor and a popular speaker and science writer. Includes a profile,...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ology: Paleontology: The Big Dig
A collection of online games, virtual puzzles, experiments, and interviews with experts to immerse students into the world of paleontology.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Paleont O Logy: The Big Dig
This colorful and inviting resource houses tons of paleontology activities to explore. Play the Layers of Time puzzle game, create your own make-believe dig site by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris, learn how to draw dinosaurs,...
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Stories From the Fossil Record
This colorful, interactive site demonstrates how fossils can be used to discover a range of information about the past. Topics include Past Lives, Paleoecology, Geologic History, and Biodiversity.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Living Large
This engaging game about dinosaurs allows students to analyze and interpret fossil data, as well as engage in argument from evidence. The game helps students to understand that fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train sparks children's interest in life science and natural history. As they explore a variety of animals, children develop the inquiry skills and knowledge needed to help them think, talk and act like paleontologists. Choose...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Meet the Paleont O Logist: Mark Norell
Interview with paleontologist Mark Norell provides insights into his research interests, his career preparation, and his ideas about a range of paleontology-related topics.
Talk Origins Archive
Talk Origins: Fossil Hominids: Richard Leakey
Biography of Richard Leakey that deals with his paleontological work and his efforts to preserve African wildlife.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Species, Speciation and the Environment
The American Institute of Biological Sciences offers this article by Niles Eldredge, evolutionary theorist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History. Eldredge begins with Darwin's theories and summarizes subsequent thought,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Where Are the Baby Dinosaurs?
In a spellbinding talk, paleontologist Jack Horner tells the story of how iconoclastic thinking revealed a shocking secret about some of our most beloved dinosaurs. [18:24]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Building a Dinosaur From a Chicken
Renowned paleontologist Jack Horner has spent his career trying to reconstruct a dinosaur. He's found fossils with extraordinarily well-preserved blood vessels and soft tissues, but never intact DNA. So, in a new approach, he's taking...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How to Fossilize Yourself
Phoebe A. Cohen details the steps your body must take to find future fame as a fossil. [5:30]
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Paleontology
Snapshot reference on paleontology explains how the fossil record drives this area of science.
PBS
Pbs: The Leakey Family
PBS profile of the Leakeys--Louis, Mary, Richard, and Maeve--discusses their finds at Olduvai Gorge and family relationships. Related links.
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...
Other
Prehistoric Planet: Robert T. Bakker: Legend of Paleontology
Robert T. Bakker is a paleontologist from Wyoming, known for his enthusiastic approach to understanding the behavior and lives of dinosaurs. He has propounded many controversial ideas about dinosaurs, some of which are described here.
Other
Prehistoric Planet: Interview With Dinosaur Hunter Dr. Steve Nicklas
Dinosaur paleontologist Dr. Steven Nicklas is interviewed about his career. He currently runs a business called Paleo Prospectors, taking groups on guided fossil hunting trips.
Other
Prehistoric Planet: Interview With Dr. Mary R. Dawson
Dr. Mary R. Dawson works as a curator in the vertebrate paleontology department at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Here she talks about her career and research she has done.
Other
Travel Montana: Montana Kids: Jack Horner
Jack Horner is a paleontologist at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. The character of the paleontologist in the movie Jurassic Park was based on him. His career and major contributions are described in this profile. Students...
Other
The Dinosaur Museum
The Dinosaur Museum is located in Blanding, Utah. Use this site to learn all about the exhibits and dinosaur information.
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Paleontology
This collection of artifacts and information on Paleontology from the Burke Museum includes online exhibits and access to pictures from various collections.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: George Gaylord Simpson
Read about one of the greatest and most influential paleontologists of all time, George Gaylord Simpson.