Curated OER
Scientists Find Fossils of T. rex Relative
Students read a news article that describes scientists finding a fossil of a T. Rex relative in China. They view a picture of the G. wuccai. They respond to the reading using details and by revisiting the anticipation set of questions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Blast Into the Past Identify T. Rex's Closest Living Relative
Believe it or not, scientists were recently able to recover tissue and partial sequence information for protein molecules from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil. In this genomics science fair project, you will use the T....
Other
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Stan T. Rex
Stan T. Rex is the name given to a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that was excavated and reconstructed by the Black Hills Institute. Stan is sixty-five percent bone and among the most complete T. Rex skeletons in the world that scientists...
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Sue T. Rex Story
Sue T. Rex is the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date. Its discovery and excavation by the Black Hills Institute is described in these pages. Sue now resides at the Field Museum in Chicago. What's unique about Sue...
CPALMS
Cpalms: Structures and Skeletons
In this interactive learning module, students read informational text about dinosaurs and examine paragraph structure. They will learn about different types of text structure for informational paragraphs, identify the most effective...
University of California
Ucmp: Building the Perfect Beast
Gain an appreciation of what is involved in building a free standing mount of a forty-foot dinosaur skeleton. Text explanations are supplemented with excellent slide pictures of the actual work.
University of California
Ucmp: The Tyrant Lizards: The Tyrannosauridae
This site from the University of California provides basic information on T. rex with links to related material great for a quick introduction.
Other
Pan Terra Inc.: The Seizure of Sue the T. Rex
Sue T. Rex is the largest, most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton to date. It was discovered and excavated by the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research in South Dakota. The U.S. Government seized Sue from the Institute in 1992...
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Stan the T. Rex
What can a fossil named "Stan" tell us about Tyrannosaurus rex? Read about paleontologists' findings about the T. rex diet, teeth, and brain thanks to Stan, and use an interactive skeleton to view and learn about T. rex's bones.
BBC
Bbc: Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
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.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Bucky the Teenage T Rex
See what a T. rex fossil named "Bucky" tells us about Bucky's life in the late Cretaceous Period and about T. rex in general.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Zoom Dinosaurs
Zoom Dinosaurs is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book about dinosaurs. It is designed for students of all ages and levels of comprehension. It has an easy-to-use structure that allows readers to start at a basic level on each topic,...
Read Works
Read Works: Monster Meals!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Tyrannosaurus Rex. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Animals Past and Present
In English and Spanish this site deals with animal life in Illinois past and present. With sections on dinosaurs, animals in Illinois 65 million years ago, animals in Illinois 10 million years ago, and animals in Illinois today, this is...
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Pocantico Hills School: Meet the Dinosaurs
What do other kids know and love about dinosaurs? Here's an exciting place to compare what you know about the "terrible lizards", and to learn more from this school site.
Other
Clever Island: Dinosaurs
This primary age website requires no reading to construct the jigsaw dinosaur puzzle out of six pieces. The instructions are all spoken by the cartoon characters. Children can then watch a cartoon where one character goes back in time...
Curated OER
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Stan T. Rex
STAN T. Rex, a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that was excavated and reconstructed by the Black Hills Institute.