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PBS

Pbs: Nova: The Four Winged Dinosaur

For Students 9th - 10th
In 2002, paleontologists discovered a fossil in China that seemed to provide a missing link between dinosaurs and birds, and to support the theory that birds evolved from dinosaurs. The fossil came from a four-winged dinosaur they named...
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Interactive
Scholastic

Scholastic: Dinosaurs: Dino Don's Dinosaur Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
Test how 'dinosaur smart' you are by taking this dinosaur quiz by Scholastic. Learn interesting facts about dinosaurs while you take this quiz.
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Other

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Dinosaur Institute: Dinosaurs

For Students 9th - 10th
The origins, evolution and diversification of dinosaurs through geologic time are described, as well as their portrayal in Hollywood movies. There is also information about how birds evolved from dinosaurs.
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Other

Age of dinosaurs.com

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a useful site for students doing research for a project, although it does have some distracting ads. There is an ABC list of dinosaurs, a frequently asked questions section, dinosaur evolution charts, and more. Some areas of the...
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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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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how fossils help us understand the past.
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Curated OER

Artist's Impression of the Dinosaur.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR reports on a team of Chinese paleontologists that discovered the fossilized remains of a small flying dinosaur with four wings.
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Curated OER

Artist's Representation of a Meteorite Striking the Earth.

For Students 9th - 10th
Some scientists are challenging the conventional wisdom that dinosaurs abruptly disappeared because of a huge crater created by an extraterrestrial impact in the Gulf of Mexico. Find out about this challenge and what they're saying about...