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DinoWorks

For Teachers 1st - 4th
DinoWorks is a paleontolgy kit that you can order from skullduggery.com. This resource has directions that come with it. Primary paleontolgists examine bone replicas of the Velociraptor, Tyrannosaurus, and Triceratops that you prepare...
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Worksheet
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Ornithomimus Maze

For Students 5th - 8th
In this mazes worksheet, students examine the best strategy to help out a Ornithomimus escape from a Tyrannosaurus through a delicate maze.
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Lesson Plan
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Tyrannosaurus

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this dinosaur worksheet, students read 10 facts about a tyrannosaurus. Students also examine a picture that illustrates the size of a tyrannosaurus compared to a person.
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Lesson Plan
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Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 1st
In this dinosaur worksheet, students create a book about the five most popular dinosaurs. Students match pictures to the name and simple sentence describing each.
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Handout
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Stan T. Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Sue T. Rex Story

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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University of Wyoming Geological Museum

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Visit the " 'Big Al' Allosaurus page," take a visual tour of the museum and its various artifacts, or visit the BBC's online Dianosaur page.
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Website
abcteach

Abcteach: Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource features a variety of activities related to dinosaurs. There are interdisciplinary tasks that include writing exercises such as creative writing and story planner formats. Lessons for...
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Pan Terra Inc.: The Seizure of Sue the T. Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
Children's Museum

Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Stan the T. Rex

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Dino Dictionary: Profiles of Over 300 Known Dinosaurs!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is a must for learning about dinosaurs. It profiles over 300 known species. It also lets you hear how to pronounce the name.
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Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Play! Scholastic: You Dig?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Play this interactive game to uncover the bones of a dinosaur. Pick your favorite dinosaur then use the tools to find their bones. When completed , a picture will appear. Click on "factoid" to learn information on each dinosaur.
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Handout
Kidport

Kidport: Reference Library: Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 5th
A nicely illustrated and informative site on dinosaurs from the Cambrian period until the Quaternary period.
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Website
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Learning and Teaching Scotland: Illustrations of Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 5th
An extensive collection of dinosaur clip art that can be used for educational purposes. View and use both color and black-and-white illustrations of Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Plesiosaurus, Stegosaurus, Velociraptor,...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Walking With Dinosaurs: Fact File: Tyrannosaurus

For Students 3rd - 5th
An information page about the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Tyrannosaurus Rex for Kids: Learn About the Giant Dinosaur Predator

For Students 1st - 9th
What was the Tyrannosaurus Rex? Kids find out about this dinosaur that was one of the largest land predators. Habitat, size, food, and fun facts.
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Website
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Pocantico Hills School: Meet the Dinosaurs

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Success Link

Success Link: Dinosaur Corners

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A short lesson plan for early elementary students to help them recognize four major dinosaurs. Use the provided drawings of the dinosaurs to make posters for students to identify.
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Clever Island: Dinosaurs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc.: Stan T. Rex

For Students Pre-K - 1st
STAN T. Rex, a Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton that was excavated and reconstructed by the Black Hills Institute.