San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History Museum: Dinosaur Dig
The San Diego Natural History Museum provides dinosaur lovers with plenty of information and fun facts with links to Finding Fossils and Dinosaur Bytes.
Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Greenhouse Dinosaur Extinction Theory
This comprehensive page discusses the Asteroid Impact vs. Volcano-Greenhouse dinosaur extinction debate. It was written by paleontologist, professor, and scientist Dr. Dewey McLean.
Other
Digi Morph: Dinosaurs at Digi morph.org
DigiMorph is a database of high-quality images from living and extinct animals, made available for scientists, educators, researchers and students. This section is devoted to dinosaur fossils, some of them among the most famous in the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Killed the Dinosaurs?
This Evolution Web feature explores how evidence can support a variety of hypotheses surrounding the mystery behind the extinction of the dinosaurs.
SEDL
Sedl: Extinction
This second lesson in a course on dinosaurs is devoted to extinction. There are group activities, discussion of the idea, and a way to assess what the students have learned.
Other
The Dinosaur Museum
The Dinosaur Museum is located in Blanding, Utah. Use this site to learn all about the exhibits and dinosaur information.
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,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Answers to Exploration Questions: Dinosaur Extinction
Explore the dinosaur extinction with the answers to this exploration questions on this site.
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.
SEDL
Sedl: Dinosaurs
This site provides wonderful lesson plans about dinosaurs. Seven sequenced units cover the following topics: extinction, fossils, types of dinosaurs, and the dinosaur life cycle. The site provides basic lesson and background information...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Are Any Dinosaurs Still Alive Today?
An article reviewing over how dinosaurs are still alive today in their descents.
Other
Hvpm: Mass Extinctions
An overview of the mass extinctions throughout earth history. Each mass extinction has a link to its own page with a list of its possible causes and the species that were most affected.
Read Works
Read Works: Fossils & Dinosaurs: The Age of Dinosaurs
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the time period when dinosaurs were still living on earth and describes the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.This passage is a stand-alone curricular...
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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.
Indiana University
Indiana Univ. Bloomington: Geo Notes: Dinosaur Fossils Not Found in Indiana [Pdf]
Discusses the mass extinction event that wiped out many prehistoric animals 65 million years ago and why there are no dinosaur fossils to be found in Indiana.
Other
Dinosaur Facts
There is plenty of information about dinosaurs here for students doing research. There are a fair number of ads but they are mainly related to dinosaurs. Besides fact pages for hundreds of dinosaurs, you will find information about...
Other
Canal Kids: Dinossauros (Dinosaurs), a Era Dos Gigantes
A good introduction to dinosaurs for young Portuguese-speaking children. Uses an engaging writing style, cartoon-style graphics, and animation to teach about the Mesozoic era. Coverage includes types of dinosaurs and their features,...
Other
University of Bristol: What Were the Dinosaurs, and How Did They Live?
Answers to a series of nine questions related to dinosaurs. There are a number of links to other informative sites as well.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Ornithopod Dinosaurs
With some of the most advanced chewing apparatus ever developed by a reptile, ornithopod dinosaurs became a most successful group of herbivorous dinosaurs. They rapidly became a prominent feature on North America's Cretaceous landscape,...
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Dinosaurs
Provides fascinating facts and images of dinosaurs plus a map of where they can be found.
Other
Dinosaur Extinction: One More Hypothesis
"The survivals and extinctions at the close of the Cretaceous are such as might be expected to result from intensely hot winds such as would be generated by extra large meteoritic impacts." This article suggests that this theory should...
BBC
Bbc Nature: Prehistoric Life
Explore life on ancient Earth with this site! Students can walk with dinosaurs to see what Earth looked like or investigate Earth's history. The site includes articles, pictures, timelines, and lots more.
Other
Dinosaurios: Dinosaurs
In-depth presentation about the world of dinosaurs. Includes pictures and diagrams. Information about types, characteristics, and extinction.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: When Will the Next Mass Extinction Occur?
Borths, D'Emic, and Pritchard give a quick history of mass extinctions. [5:01]