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Handout
University of California

Ucmp: Web Geological Time Machine

For Students 6th - 8th
The Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley offers an online geological time machine which allows you to catch a glimpse of ancient eras in earth's history. Click into an "Era" to learn about its stratigraphy, life forms, localities, and...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Episd: Mesozoic Era the Age of Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explore the three periods of the Mesozoic Era, the age when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Find out what happened to the dinosaurs.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Layers of Time: Fossil Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Game through which students order layers of sedimentary rock, from oldest to newest, based on the type of fossils they contain.
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Website
Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
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University of California

Ucmp: The Triassic Period, 245 to 208 Million Years Ago

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of the Triassic Period, along with links to more detailed information on its subdivisions and life forms. Also includes information about subdivisions of the Period, along with Stratigraphy, Localities, and Tectonics.
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Website
University of California

Ucmp: Introduction to the Mesozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
A review of the Mesozoic era, and it's three divisions, the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous. Extensively cross-linked on important topics. Good site from Berkeley.
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Other

Georgia Perimeter College: The Mesozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview of the Mesozoic era, with details about each period of geological history.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Usgs: Dinosaurs: Fact and Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive series of pages that answers a number of commonly asked questions about dinosaurs.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Triassic Period O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Review essential information about the Triassic Period on this short, interactive card. Includes facts about Pangaea. Try answering questions when you're finished.
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Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Mesozoic Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basic information about the Mesozoic Era in Earth's geologic history.
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Website
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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PBS

Nova: A Brief History of Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
This timeline is a good resource if you are looking for brief descriptions of the geologic periods. Descriptions include pictures of common organisms for each period and the range of time covered by each period.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Mesozoic Era Timeline and Important Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Mesozoic Era, its time frame, geological and tectonic activities, the climate, plants and animals, and extinction events towards the end of this era.