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Science Struck

Science Struck: Flora and Fauna of the Ordovician Period

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes plants and animals that lived during the Ordovician Period, where it falls in the geologic time scale, tectonic activity happening then, the climate and environment, and extinction events.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Dinosaurs: Archaeopteryx Lithographica

For Students 3rd - 8th
Is it a feathered dinosaur, or the ancestor of birds? Find out about the Archaeopteryx lithographica whose fossil remains show feathers similar to that of a bird, and whose skeleton resembles that of a dinosaur.
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PBS

Nova: The Extinction Enigma

For Students 9th - 10th
45,000 - 50,000 years ago the megafauna of Australia became extinct. This interview investigates several possible causes such as, continental drift, human impact, and climate change.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Dinosaurs for Kids

For Students 1st - 8th
Dinosaurs: Kids learn about these ancient animals that wondered the Earth thousands of years ago. We know about them from studying fossils.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Jurassic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
The Jurassic Period falls within the Mesozoic Era. Read about geologic events that occurred then, the climate, and the plants and animals, including the many types of dinosaurs.
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Other

The Dinosaur Museum

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Dinosaur Museum is located in Blanding, Utah. Use this site to learn all about the exhibits and dinosaur information.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Mammal Ancestors

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses therapsid ancestors of mammals.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: History of Cenozoic Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of life of the Cenozoic Era.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Western Camel

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about this extraordinary mammal, the Western Camel, that originated in North America during the ice age. A fascinating article with many additional sites to explore.
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PBS

Nova: Bone Diggers: Australia's Vanished Beasts

For Students 9th - 10th
Get profiles of 10 different examples of Australia's extinct megafauna. Each profile includes a picture of what the animal looked like.
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Other

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Research: Beringian Lion

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover discoveries from the past by learning about the prehistoric Beringian lion and the American lion that evolved from it. Includes information about the time period, physical characteristics, fossil specimens, feeding habits, and...
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PBS

Nova: Stories in Amber

For Students 9th - 10th
Like a time machine, amber fossils take us back in the earth's history to discover the plants, animals and ecological relationships of prehistoric ecosystems. This resource has several interesting pictures of a variety of Dominican...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: The Amazing Adaptable Frog

For Students 9th - 10th
Journey back over a million years ago and see how the common frog has adapted and changed.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Fun Facts About Wooly Mammoths

For Students 9th - 10th
This site will explain how the Woolly Mammoth evolved, where it migrated and what is now being done to try and clone it.
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Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Yukon Horse

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Yukon Horse, an extinct animal that covered much of North America at one time.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: All About Mammoths

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this site to find out where mammoths lived, what they looked like and where they lived. Includes a woolly mammoth printout and other links.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Devonian Period Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the geological changes, climate, and flora and fauna of the Devonian Period.
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Other

Mammoth Site Geology

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the website for The Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, South Dakota. The Mammoth Site boasts the largest concentration of mammoths in the world. You can tour this indoor active dig site and view Ice Age fossils. The site offers a video...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Australia: Kakadu National Park

For Students 9th - 10th
This unique archaeological and ethnological reserve, located in the Northern Territory, has been inhabited continuously for more than 40,000 years. The cave paintings, rock carvings and archaeological sites record the skills and way of...

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