Other
Museum of the Rockies: Jack Horner
Jack Horner, a well-known figure in the study of dinosaurs, is profiled here. He is responsible for many 'firsts' in paleontology, such as his discovery of the first dinosaur eggs.
Other
Environmental Science: Environmental Science Careers
Explore this list of close to fifty science careers with a connection and focus on environmental science. Also compare average salaries of each.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Ology Quiz: What Do You Know? Paleontology
Test your knowledge of paleontology by taking a quick quiz.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Dinosaur Detectives
For this lesson, learners conduct research on what paleontologists do when they study dinosaur fossils. They learn about some of the major paleontologists, what they discovered, and how opinions about fossils change over time as new...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Fossils
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Fossils are the preserved remains of animals, plants, and other organisms from the distant past. By studying fossils, evidence for evolution is revealed....
Starfall
Starfall: Dinosaurs!
This is the interactive ebook "Dinosaurs!" Children can read along, listen to, or read the story independently.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: We Can Dig It!
In this lesson, third grade students will explore "fossils" by using chocolate chip cookies in an interactive fossil dig! Through creative problem-based learning that incorporates technology, students will work in collaborative groups to...
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Be a Paleontologist!
Ask students to think like private investigators working on a case where they answer this question: Where is paleontological evidence of past life likely to be discovered?
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Careers: Paleontologist
Learn about the work of a paleontologist, and find out what it takes to work in the field of paleontology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Fossils
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how fossils help us understand the past.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Dinosaurs of Utah
Learn why Utah is known as a prime location for the discovery of dinosaur fossils and why, in 1988 the Allosaurus was named Utah's official state fossil.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Fossils: Footprints Across Time
Smithsonian Education presents "Fossils: Footprints Across Time." Teachers can download this teaching package that introduces students to the study of fossils. Students will discover what fossils can teach us about the Earth as it was...
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Richard Owen (1804 1892)
A portrait of Richard Owen from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Richard Owen (1804 1892)
A portrait of Richard Owen from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.
Curated OER
Smithsonian Libraries: Scientific Identity: Richard Owen (1804 1892)
A portrait of Richard Owen from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, made available through the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Identity Collection.