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T. Rex Teacher Resource Web Sites


Zoom Dinosaurs
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout/
This site features many links and sub-pages related to all types of dinosaurs. Guides for report-writing and other classroom activities are included.
See this link for information and classroom activities specifically related to T. Rex: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/trex/Trexactivities.shtml
Discovering Dinosaurs http://dinosaurs.eb.com/dinosaurs/index2.html This is an excellent site for older students, with engaging articles and activities, from the publishers of Encyclopedia Britannica. Presents old and new debates and theories about dinosaurs by looking at the themes of environment, anatomy, behavior and physiology. Includes a teacher guide with activities for grades 4-6 and 6-8.
Learning from the Fossil Record http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/ This site offers articles and advice about teaching paleontology to students, as well as classroom activities that help students understand the process of doing scientific work. Themes include fossilization, adaptation, the geologic time scale, etc. Developed by the University of California Museum of Paleontology.
Resources for Learning: American Museum of Natural History http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/ology/ology_index.php This is an index of activities from the American Museum of Natural History in New York, NY. Includes activities related to dinosaurs and fossils.
Draw T. Rex http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/trex.html This site from the University of Kentucky helps teachers with a classroom activity using the skeleton of a T. Rex to fill in the missing parts like skin, eyes, gums, etc.
National Geographic Resources http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/0226_0227_trex.html National Geographic article — which can be printed out for classroom use — addresses speed and size of T. Rex, and includes links to National Geographic’s dinosaur photo gallery. Find lots of resources on all types of dinosaurs at: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/dinorama/
Scholastic’s Magic School Bus: Travel to the Time of Dinosaurs http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=MSBDinosaurs This site is a teacher’s activity guide related to a Scholastic “Magic School Bus” trip to the time of the dinosaurs. It helps explain how to use the computer activity with a group of students.
Nova: The Curse of T. Rex http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/trex/ This is a companion site with teaching guides related to the PBS Nova series “The Curse of T. Rex,” with links to teacher suggestions and further information on the Nova series.
Walking with Dinosaurs http://www.bbc.co.uk/dinosaurs/index.shtml Visit this site to learn more about dinosaurs in fun “Fact Files.” Site includes many games and activities. Related to the BBC/TLC television show “Walking with Dinosaurs.” Printable Classroom Worksheets from the Witte Crossword Puzzle
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[Also see related activity sites in the Kid Zone section of this Witte TeleVentures section.]