California Academy of Sciences Library
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Dino Hunt: Cool Dino Links
http://www.sjgames.com/dinohunt/links.html
Provides
an extensive list of links to dinosaur-related websites.
Dinosaur Data Files (The Natural
History Museum, London)
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/online/dinosaur_data_files.html
This
site has links to information on specific dinosaur species.
Each file is designed to be printed and distributed for classroom use.
The site also includes suggestions for classroom activities.
The Dinosauria
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/diapsids/dinosaur.html
This
site’s topics include: Dispelling Dinosaur Myths, The Fossil Record, Life History
& Ecology, Systematics, and More on Morphology.
Dinosauria Online
This
site provides links to: the Journal of Dinosaur Paleontology, a dinosaur Omnipedia,
photos and illustrations of digs and artistic renditions, dinosaur news, and
other dinosaur-related websites.
Dinosaurs (The Academy of Natural
Sciences, Philadelphia)
http://www.acnatsci.org/museum/dinohall/index.html
Included
in the site are a Dinosaur Hall Tour, Kid’s Section, Teacher’s Section, and
other dinosaur links.
Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries: Online Educator's Guide (American Museum of Natural History )
http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/rfl/web/dinoguide/
This Educators Guide was developed in conjunction with the Dinosaurs: Ancient, New Discoveries exhibit and includes resources and guidelines for teachers and parents to help children understand the exhibit.
Dinosaurs:
Learning Activities for Language Arts
http://www.marshall-es.marshall.k12.tn.us/jobe/Read-Write/dinosaur/dinosaurs.html
Books, lessons, and interactive activities are all included in this page, including links to other sites.
Dinosaurs:
Mini-Unit Topic
http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/YLP/Units/Mini_Units/94-95/Guzak.Dinosaurs/
Kindergarten and first-grade lesson plan on dinosaurs. It includes language arts, science, and math lessons. All the information is included through the site.
Dinosaurs & Other Paleontology Books for Children & Young Adults
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/paleobib.htm
The
site provides an annotated child-appropriate list of books on dinosaurs and
paleontology.
Learning From the Fossil Record
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/
This
site’s topics include: Paleontology and Scientific Literacy, Tapping Educational
Resources, Learning From the Fossil Record, National Science Standards Matrix,
and The Geologic Time Scale.
Scholastic Dinosaurs!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/
Children will learn a lot of information about dinosaurs on this highly interactive site. They can talk to the dinosaur expert, get published on Dinosaur Write, take quizzes and learn dinosaur trivia, build a dinosaur and other activities. The site also includes a teacher's guide to help teachers use this site for educational purposes.
Who
is Sue?
http://www.fmnh.org/sue/whosue.html
Sue is the largest Tyrannosaurus rex put together and on display in a museum! She was found in South Dakota, and then was taken to the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. They've taken all kinds of interesting facts about Sue and put them on their web site for kids everywhere to enjoy!
Zoom Dinosaurs- Enhanced Learning
Software
http://www.ZoomDinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaur/toc.shtml
This site is a comprehensive on-line hypertext book designed for students of all ages. Its subjects include: Dino News, extinction theories, fossils, anatomy and behavior, classification, quizzes, and classroom activities. The site also has a link to a comprehensive Dinosaur Dictionary.
Creagh, Carson. Dinosaurs. New York: Barnes and Noble, 2003, 1995. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 C73 2003
Harrison, Carol; Courtney, Richard. Dinosaurs everywhere! New York: Scholastic, c1998. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 H264 1998
Holtz, Thomas R. et al. Jurassic Park Institute dinosaur field guide. New York: Random House, c2001. Naturalist Center Juv. QE861.3 .H64 2001
Kudlinski, Kathleen V. and Schindler, S.D. Boy, were we wrong about dinosaurs! 1st ed. New York: Dutton Children's Books, c2005. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 K82 2005
Lessem, Don and Bindon, John. The dinosaur atlas. Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, c2003. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 L5614 2003
Lessem, Don and Sovak, Jan. Scholastic dinosaurs A-Z: the ultimate dinosaur encyclopedia. New York: Scholastic, 2003. Naturalist Center Juv. QE861.3 .L47 2003
Mash, Robert. How to keep dinosaurs. Rev. and updated ed. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson : New York ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Sterling Pub. Co., 2003. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 M37 2003
Mayhew, James. Katie and the dinosaurs. London: Orchard, 2004. Naturalist Center Juv. PZ7.M4684 Kat 2004
Mugford, Simon. Dinosaur ABC. New York, NY: Priddy Books, c2004. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 M83 2004
Sloan, Christopher. How dinosaurs took flight: the fossils, the science, what we think we know, and the mysteries yet unsolved. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, c2005. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 S57 2005
Zimmerman, Howard; Olshevsky, George. Dinosaurs! the biggest, baddest, strangest, fastest. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2000. Naturalist Center Juv.QE862.D5 Z53 2000
Zoehfeld, Kathleen W.; Carrick, Paul and Shillinglaw, Bruce. Dinosaur parents, dinosaur young : uncovering the mystery of dinosaur families. New York: Clarion Books, 2001. Naturalist Center Juv. QE862.D5 Z63 2001
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