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EDUCATOR’S GUIDECLASSROOM LESSON PLANS & FIELD TRIP ACTIVITIES
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Table of Contents Introduction TheFieldTrip................................... 2 TheEducator’sGuide....................... 3
Field Trip Activity.................................. 4
Lesson Plans
Lesson1:FormandFunction........... 6 Lesson2:DinosaurDetectives....... 10 Lesson3:MesozoicMath.............. 14 Lesson4:FossilStories.................. 22
Games & Puzzles CrosswordPuzzles......................... 29 LogicPuzzles................................. 32 WordSearches............................... 37
Answer Keys ...................................... 39
Additional Resources RecommendedReading................. 44 DinosaurData................................ 45 DiscoveringDinosaurs.................... 52
Glossary.............................................. 54
Standards CurriculumStandards.................... 59
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IntroductionThe Field Trip
Fromthe timeof thefirstexhibitionunveiled in1854at the Crystal Palace, dinosaurs have captured theimagination and fascination of the public. Step backintimetothebeginningofthe“AgeoftheDinosaurs”at DINOSAURS ALIVE! – the most immersive andcomprehensiveMesozoicexperience–andencounterthebeaststhatdominatedtheplanetforover180millionyears. This multi-sensory and interactive experiencebringsnotonlyinsightintothenewscientificdiscoveriesconcerningtheappearanceandbehaviorsofdinosaurs,but also features some of the latest finds includingMojoceratopsandKosmoceratops,bothofwhomwerediscoveredin2010.Artandtechnology,twodisparatedisciplines,arealsoexploredinorderforstudentsandteachers tohear thesounds,see themovementsandobservethebeautyoffull-sizedanimatroniccreationsthatreplicatenearlyeveryfeatureofthedinosaurs.
Imaginenotpassively learningbutactivelycomparingnotonlytheimmensesizeofeachdinosaurtotheothersbutalsobeingabletowitnesshowtheymayhavelookedand moved in their own environments. DINOSAURSALIVE! is presented in a spectacular outdoor setting,inordertofeaturethefulllife-sizedmajestyofgiganticsauropods such as Mamenchisaurus and the over 40-foottallRuyangosaurus giganteous.
This outdoor exhibition presents scenes and storiesbasedonrealfossilevidence,suchasthepredatortrapat Cleveland-Lloyd in Utah and the Pachyrhinosaurusflash flood episode from Pipestone Creek in Alberta,Canada.Studentscancreateawrittenororalhistoryoftheseeventsdetailingwhathappenedbefore,duringand after what they see depicted so vividly at theexhibition. Other key scenes depicting behaviors anddiversity include an attack by a pack of Deinonychusona loneTenontosaurus,andanadultTyrannosaurus rex stalking a Triceratops. Art students are invited to
bringtheirsketchpadstodocumentthesemagnificentcreaturesastheyreallylived.
The exhibition is laid out in such a way that studentscaneasilycomparedinosaurs fromdifferent locationsand observe their physical similarities. Fish eatersdiscovered in Africa are compared with creaturesfrom South America and England who share theirsame penchant for fish. The iconic North AmericanParasaurolophus is grouped with the lesser knownOlorotitan,originallydiscoveredintheFarEast.
The opportunity to observe the size of these massivehadrosaurs,asshowninthelife-sizedanimatronicsatDINOSAURS ALIVE!, and understand that they livedin herds numbering in the hundreds and thousands,all thewhilesharingthesameecologicalenvironmentwith giant predators, becomes a moment of awe andunderstanding of a world long since extinct. Yet thecomparison and contrast does not end with similarspecies.
Illustratingnotonly therangeofspecies found inonepaleontological excavation but also the similaritiesin physicality from other locations, the dinosaursrepresented from the Dashanpu Quarry site recallthe creatures discovered at Cleveland-Lloyd. In bothinstancestheaccompanyingcontenttellsthedynamicstoryofJurassicprehistoriclifeandpresentsthefactsinanengagingandricheducationalmannerwhichwillcapturetheattentionofanygradelevel.
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Combining finely detailed,hand-crafted animatronics,interactive consoles, a lushsettingandeducationalcontentthatreflectsthelatestscientifictheories DINOSAURS ALIVE!offers not only the excitementof a tail thrashing, clawing,and roaring exhibition but theopportunitytoactivelyengageinauniquelearningexperience.Theeducationalpackagewhich accompanies the field trip was developed byan award winning educational consultant to meetcurriculumstandardsandspecificallyreferencesfactsandspeciesfromDINOSAURSALIVE!
The Educator’s Guide
This Educator’s Guide has been created to helpeducatorsandstudentsmakethemostoftheirfieldtripto DINOSAURS ALIVE! The guide begins with an on-sitefieldtripactivitytokeepyourstudentsengagedandfocusedwhileatDINOSAURSALIVE!Next,youwillfindfour Classroom Lesson Plans centered on key topicshighlightedintheexhibitionanddesignedtocorrelatecloselywithyourSTEMcurriculumstandards.
Theseplanscontaindynamicactivitiesandassignmentsforelementaryschoolstudentsaswellasadaptationsand advanced lessons for older grades. The guide iscreatedtobeflexible;use it tobestfit theneedsandcapabilitiesofyourclass.Youknowyourstudentsbetterthan anyone else. You may select some of the lowerlevelactivities forusewithyoureighthgradersoryoumightpull fromsomeof themoreadvancedactivitiesforusewithyourmostcuriousandsophisticatedyoungpaleontologists.
Lesson1iscalledFormandFunction.Attheexhibitionyouwillseehowdinosaursevolvedandadaptedbasedontheirneeds,environmentsanddiets.Intheclassroom,yourstudentswill learnaboutsomeoftheanatomicaldifferences between predators and prey while doing
a h a n d s - o n s c i e n c eexperiment on depthperception. In Lesson2, Dinosaur Detectives,students research keypaleontologists and theirdiscoveries and learnfirst-hand that scienceis a dynamic and ever-changingworld. Whileat
theexhibition,yourstudentswillseetheculminationofoverahundredyearsofpaleontology.
Lesson 3 is Mesozoic Math. Students work withmeasurements, proportions and scale models of thetrue-to-life-sized dinosaurs they see on their fieldtrip. The final lesson, Lesson 4, is Fossil Stories. AtDINOSAURS ALIVE!, you will be introduced to threestories of dinosaur discoveries, theories of how massdeathmayhaveoccurredandtheconnectionbetweendragonsanddinosaurs.
The guide also contains recommended reading liststo expand your students’ knowledge of the world ofdinosaurs, plus dinosaur-themed games and puzzlesforbothyoungerandolderstudentsanddinosaurfunfacts that you can adapt for trivia contests, JeopardyandBingogamesoraFactoftheDaycalendar.
Weknowhowimportant it is tobeableto justifyfieldtrips and document how instructional time is spentoutsideofyourclassroom.Tothatend,theEducator’sGuidecorrelatestonationalcurriculumstandards.Theseresourcescanbeusedbeforeyourvisittohelpprepare students for the teachable moments foundthroughouttheexhibitionaswellaswhenyoureturntoschooltofurtherexploretheconnectionsbetweentheeducationalthemesoftheexhibitionandyourclassroominstruction.Takeadvantageofthisuniqueopportunityto literally bring science to life for your students. WelookforwardtoseeingyouatDINOSAURSALIVE!
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10. Whatanimal,picturedhere,fromtheMid-JurassicPeriodinChina,didyou seeattheexhibitionthatwasanearlystegosaurid?
11. Whichtimeperiodhasthemostdinosaursonthechart?
12. WhichthreeUSstateswouldbethebestforfossilhunting? (Hint: Whichthreestatesareonthechartthemost?)
13. WhichprovinceinCanadawouldbebestforfossilhunting?
14. OnceyoucompletetheFieldTripActivity“WhoAmI?”chart,placethedinosaursinchronologicalorderstartingfromtheearliest(Triassic)tothelatest(Cretaceous)showingthename,timeperiodanddate.
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Lesson 1: Form and FunctionHowdothescientistsandengineersbehindthescenesatDINOSAURSALIVE!knowhowtoaccuratelycreatethemoving,roaring, life-sizedbeastsyouseeonyourfieldtrip?Theystudyandlearnfromtheevidencetherealdinosaursleftbehind,likefossilizedbones.
For example, during your field trip to DINOSAURSALIVE!, take a close look at the head of Omeisaurus,oneofthelarge,herbivoroussauropods,andcompareit to that of a predator like Tyrannosaurus rex orYangchuanosaurus. Where are their eyes positionedontheirskulls?
Prey animals (like Mamenchisaurus) usually haveeyesspacedfarapartandonthesidesoftheirheads,whiletheeyesofapredator(likeTyrannosaurus rexorYangchuanosaurus)faceforwardsotheycanfocusonwhat’sinfrontofthem–atastydinner!
Animalsthatareprey,meaningthattheyarehuntedbyotheranimals,needeyesthatcanseeallaroundtheminordertobeabletowatchoutfordanger.Predatorsareanimalsthathunt,killandeatotheranimals.Theyneedeyesthatgivethemgooddepthperceptionandthebestchanceofcatchingtheirprey.
Activity 1: Elementary School (Grades K - 5)Howaremiceandcatslikedinosaurs?It’sallintheeyes!Animalsthathuntforfoodneedtohavegoodaim,goodhand-eye(orhand-claw!)skillsandgooddepthperception.Whenourbraintellsuswhatweareseeing,itneedsinformationfrombotheyes.Fordepthperception,thebrainusesthedifferencesbetweenthepicturefromthelefteyeandthepicturefromtherighttofigureouthowfarawaysomethingis.
Whenonlyoneeyesendsinformation,thepictureisnotcompleteanddepthperceptionislost.Imaginehowharditwouldbetohitabaseballifyoucouldn’ttellwhetherthepitcherstood16feetawayor60feet!
The biggest carnivorous hunters were the theropods, like T. rex, with forward-facing eyes.
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Whentheeyesareclosetogetheronthefrontofthehead,ananimalhaswhatiscalled“binocularvision”andbetterdepthperception. Thismeans it iseasier for themto tellhowfarsomething– like theirdinner– is fromthem.Thisactivitywillshowyouhowanimalswithbinocularvision,includinghumansanddinosaurs,havebetterdepthperceptionwhenbotheyesarelookingatthesameobjectatthesametime.
Materials• Partner• Pencilorpipecleaner• Washerwithaholelargerthanpencil/pipecleanerdiameter• Modelingclay• EyepatchProcedure
1. Standthewasherupontheclay.2. Turntheclayandwashersothatyouarelookingatthesideofthewasher–notthehole.3. Holdtheclayandwasherinonehandwiththatarmstretchedoutinfrontofyou.4. Puttheeyepatchononeeye.5. Trytoputthepencilorpipecleanerthroughthewasher,likethreadinganeedle.6. Repeattheexperimentsothatyoumake10trieswiththerighteyecovered,10trieswiththelefteyecovered,and
10trieswithbotheyesopen.7. Yourpartnerwillcountyourtriesandrecordyourresultsinthischart.
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What happened?
1. Howmanytimeswereyouabletoputthepencilorpipecleanerthroughthewasherwith…
onlyyourlefteyeopen?
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One of the most intelligent dinosaurs was Troodon. It had a brain the same size as a mammal or bird of today, plus
binocular vision and grasping hands.
2. Wouldyoubeagoodpredator,liketheEotyrannusbelow,ifyoucouldonlyseewithoneeyeatatime?Whyorwhynot?
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• Calculateyoursuccessratesinnumber1abovebydividingeachtotalnumberby10,thenmultiplyingby100forapercentage.Forexample,ifyouweresuccessfulwithonlyyourlefteyefourtimes:4÷10X100=40%.
• Foryournextsciencefairproject,testyourclassmatesandfamilyto“see”ifbeingright-handedorleft-handedconnectstowhethertheycanthreadthewasherbetterwithoneeyeortheother.
• Repeattheexperimentonalargerscale.Haveyourpartnertossyouabeanbagorsoftball10timesandseehowwellyoucancatchitwithonlyoneeye.
This small theropod from the Early Cretaceous Period, Eotyrannus, was described and named in 2001.
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Activity 2: Middle and High School (Grades 6 - 12)Eyepositionisonlyoneofthethingspaleontologistsstudyinordertolearnmoreaboutadinosaur.Adinosaur’steeth,ifthereareanyleft,cantellusifthatcreaturewasanherbivoreoracarnivore.Whenweseearmoredplatesweknowthatthiswasananimalthatneededprotectionfromneighborswithsharpteeth!Whatmakesdinosaurslooksostrangetousareexactlywhathelpedthespeciessurvive,evenifallthosefrills,knobs,crests,andhornswereonlytheretomakeadinosaurashandsomeaspossibletofindamate.
Inthisactivity,matchthefeaturesofa“mystery”dinosaurinthefirstlistwiththeconclusionsthatcanbemadeaboutthatdinosaur’sidentityandlifeinthesecondlist.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.Observations
1. K Allosaurusteethmarksonvertebra 7. Notailmarksfoundintrackways
2. Eyesonthesidesofitshead 8. Nofossilsinwhatwouldhavebeenwater
3. Fourlargelegs,footprintsfarapart 9. About150millionyearsold
4. Gastroliths 10. Dull,straight,rake-liketeeth
5. Hollowbackbones 11. Heartandbrainseparatedbyalongneck
6. Longneckdidn’tliftabovehorizontal 12. Longribsandstoutlegbones
Conclusions: This dinosaur…
a. wasanherbivore.b. didn’t live in a jungle or forest because it would
constantlyhittreesandgetstuck.c. neededlight-weightbones.d. helditstailupintheair,offtheground.e. wasnotapredator.f. livedintheJurassicPeriod.
g. movedslowly.h. neededalarge,stronghearttokeepenoughblood
pumpingtothebrain.i. wasaheavyanimalwithalargetorso.j. neededhelpdigestingplantfibers.k. washuntedbyAllosaurus.l. wasnotaswimmer.
13.Basedonthisinformation,whatdinosaurdoyouthinkitis?
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Lesson 2: Dinosaur Detectives
“Dinosaurdetectives”(betterknownaspaleontologists)are always learning new information about theprehistoric creatures you will see on your field trip toDINOSAURS ALIVE! Sometimes they even findmistakesinwhatwethoughtweknewaboutdinosaurs.
For example, when Stegosaurus was first discoveredinthelate1800s,thefamouspaleontologistOthnielC.Marsh thought it might have had a second brain in asmallspacenear itsbottom! WhenaTriceratopswasdiscovered, scientists first classified it as something
similar to a buffalo, not a dinosaur. And, as you willlearnatDINOSAURSALIVE!thedinosauronceknownas “Brontosaurus” no longer exists! That skeletonturned out to be an Apatosaurus with the skull of aCamarasaurusstuckonitsneck!
Activity 1: Elementary School (Grades K - 5)
Thepaleontologistslistedinthechartonthenextpagearejust10ofthedozensofearlyscientistswhofirststudieddinosaurs. Althoughtheymayhavemadeafewmistakesalongtheway,theirwork isthebeginningofscientificdinosaurpaleontology.
Inthechart,fillinthepaleontologists’dates,nationalities,andthenameofoneofthedinosaurstheynamed.Onehasbeendoneforyou.Then,answerthequestionsthatfollow.
Apatosaurus, formerly known as “Brontosaurus”
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RoyC.Andrews
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HermannvonMeyer 1801-1869 German Archaeopteryx
The first dinosaur to be officially named was Megalosaurus, in 1824 by the Reverend William Buckland.
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1. Whichpaleontologistinthechartwasbornfirst?Inwhatyear?
2. Whichnationalityappearsthemost?
3. Whatreasondoyouthinkwouldexplainthis? 4. Colorinthebargraphtoshowthenumberofpaleontologistsonthechartfromeachcountry.
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Activity 2: Elementary School (Grades K - 5)
Dinosaursmaybe longgone,butnewfossildiscoveriesandnewtheories fromtoday’sdinosaurdetectiveskeeptheminthespotlight!Workingingroupsandusingthemostrecentdinosaurnewsfoundonthesitesprovidedbelow,write,createandproducea“BreakingNews”dinosaurnewscast.ProduceaYouTubevideoofyourreportandpostitonyourschoolwebsite.• DinosaurNews: http://www.dinosaurnews.org/
• New York TimesFossilNews: http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/f/fossils/index.html
• SmithsonianDinosaurBlog: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dinosaur/
Activity 3: Middle and High School (Grades 6 - 12)Noteveryonewhohasacareerworkingwithdinosaursisapaleontologist!Researchthesefourpeople.Identifytheircareersandhowtheycontributedtoourknowledgeofdinosaurs.
1. LuisAlvarez
2. BenjaminW.Hawkins
3. ArthurHolmes
4. AlfredL.Wegener
Creatingintricate,life-sizeddinosaursrequiresteamsofexperts.Writers,robotics engineers, graphic designers, artists, landscapers, lightingexperts and exhibition designers all helped create these animatronicmasterpiecesandthesettingstheyinhabit.Whatothercareersarepartofdiscovering,studying,constructing,displayingandtouringdinosaurs?Brainstormalistofpossibilities.CreateaDinosaurJobFairinyourclass.Identifyjobtitles,theeducationrequired,collegesanduniversitieswiththe appropriate course of study, pay rate, duties and responsibilities.Couldthisbeyourfuturecareer?
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Lesson 3: Mesozoic Math
Although we may never have exact measurements, paleontologists are confident that the heaviest dinosaurs were sauropods, like this Ruyangosaurus giganteous, or “Giant Ruyang Lizard” which is the largest animatronic model at the exhibition.
One of the smallest dinosaurs to be discovered so far was only slightly larger than a modern-day chicken. Compsognathus grew to be about 3 feet
long and weighed only about 6½ pounds.
Sincehumanswerenotalivethatlongago,nooneknowsforsureexactlyhowlong,tall,heavyorfastdinosaursreally were. Scientists make good guesses based onmany pieces of information. For example, they studythe size of fossils and then use the measurements tocreatethelife-sizedmodelsyouseeonyourfieldtriptoDINOSAURSALIVE!
Buthowdoweknowifafossilcamefromaparticularlysmallorbigversionofthatkindofdinosaur?Themorefossilsthatarediscovered,thecloserwegettofiguringoutthereallengths,heightsandweightsoftheseextinctcreatures.
Inthislesson,youwillcomparedinosaursfromdifferenttime periods, using average lengths from scientists’best guesses, and then use those measurements tocreateyourownexhibitionofdinosaurs!
Activity 1: Elementary School (Grades K - 5) Thedinosaurcharthasinformationon10ofthedinosaursyouwillseeduringyourfieldtriptoDINOSAURSALIVE!:name,timeperiodandlength.Foreachdinosaur,thelengthislistedinbothmeters(m)andfeet(ft).Studythecharttoanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
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Name Period Length
Allosaurus LateJurassic 12m 39.6ft
Apatosaurus LateJurassic 23m 75.9ft
Baryonyx EarlyCretaceous 9m 29.7ft
Huayangosaurus Mid-Jurassic 4m 13.2ft
Mamenchisaurus LateJurassic 24m 79.2ft
Omeisaurus LateJurassic 20m 66.0ft
Parasaurolophus LateCretaceous 9m 29.7ft
Stegosaurus LateJurassic 9m 29.7ft
Triceratops LateCretaceous 9m 29.7ft
Tyrannosaurus rex LateCretaceous 13m 42.9ft
Dinosaur Chart - Time Period and Length
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Reading the Chart
1. WhichdinosaurwasfromtheEarlyCretaceousperiod?
2. Whichfourdinosaurshadthesamelength?
3. Whichdinosaurwaslonger,AllosaurusorTyrannosaurus rex?
MamenchisaurusLate Jurassic, length: 24m (79.2ft)
Not every sauropod was a behemoth like Argentinosaurus (up to 36 meters/118 feet) or had an incredibly long neck like Mamenchisaurus.
Magyarosaurus, which was discovered in Romania in 2005, was “small” and measured only 5.3 meters/17 feet long.
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5. Huayangosaurus(4m/13.2ft)istheshortestdinosauronthechartandMamenchisaurus(24m/79.2ft)isthelongest.HowmanyHuayangosauruswouldfitinoneMamenchisaurus?Showyourwork.
6. Herearetwowaystoseehowthedinosaurs’sizescomparedtoeachotherandhowtheywouldhavelookedinreallife!
a. Whenwestudysomethingverylarge,likeadinosaur,itiseasiertoworkonasmallerversioncalledascalemodel. In the chart above, let’s pretend that the meters are actually centimeters. On a piece of paper,measure and draw a line for each dinosaur based on these new versions of their length. For example,Apatosaurusis23meters;drawalineonyourpaperthatis23centimeterslongandlabelit“Apatosaurus.”
b. Divideyourclass into10groupsandassignadinosaur fromthechart toeachgroup. Gooutside, in thehallway,or intothegymwithlongropesandmeasuringtapesormetersticks. Eachgroupmeasuresandmarksofthelengthoftheirdinosaursusingtheropetoseehowlongthatdinosaurwouldreallybe.
7. Thelongestschoolbusisabout14meters.Matchthesedinosaurs’lengthstotheirsize,intermsofschoolbuses.(Oneanswerwillnotbeused.)
about½aschoolbus about1½schoolbuses
about1schoolbus about2schoolbuses
a. Mamenchisaurus
b. Omeisaurus
c. Tyrannosaurus rex
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Stegosaurus (left) and Triceratops (right) were both shorter than a school bus.
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8. Usethedinosaurs’lengthsinfeettomakeastem-and-leafplottohelpyouanswerthesequestions.Roundyouranswertothenearesttenth.
a.Whatisthemean?
b.Whatisthemode?
c.Whatisthemedian?
Time Periods
9. Whichtwotimeperiodshaveonlyonedinosauronthechart?
10. Countthenumberofdinosaursineachofthetimeperiodsonthechart.
a. Whichtimeperiodhasthemostdinosaursonthechart?
b. Whatpercentageofthedinosaursfromthelistisinthattimeperiod?Writeyouranswerasafraction,reducethefraction,rewriteitasadecimalandthencalculatethepercentage.Remember,thereare10dinosaurs,so10isthedenominatorforthefraction.Tofindthepercentage,multiplythedecimalby100.
Fraction: Decimal:
Reducedfraction: Percent:
Stems Leaves
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11.TriceratopsandTyrannosaurus rexarethetwoyoungestdinosaursonthechart.Theybothlivedabout65millionyearsago.
a. Write65millionwithallitszeros.
b. BONUS!Write65millioninscientificnotation.
Activity 2: Middle and High School (Grades 6 - 12)Engineersusescalemodelstoseehowsomethingwilllookorworkbeforetheybeginbuildingthefull-sizedversions.Architects,carmanufacturers,toymakers,rollercoasterdesigners,cartographers(mapmakers)andmanyothercareersusescalemodels.Alloftheanimatronicdinosaursyouseeonyourfieldtripbeganlifeastwodimensionaldrawings on paper. Next, they became scale models, which are the three-dimensional, miniature versions ofthemselves.Scale Model
Ascalemodelhasthesameproportionsastheotherobject,justinasmallersize.Forexample,ifadinosaur’sskullmakesuphalfitsentirebody,thenthatneedstobetruewhetheritisa20-footmodelwitha10-footskullora20-inchmodelwitha10-inchskull.Intheseactivitiesyouwillusefractions,ratios,multiplicationandmeasurementstoconstructandcomparescalemodelstotheirfull-sizecounterparts.Scale Factor
Scalefactoristheratioofthecorrespondinglengthsonthescalemodeltotheactualobject,writtenasafraction.This number tells us how many times bigger the real object is, or how many times smaller the model is. In theexampleabove,ofthe20-footdinosaurwiththe10footskull,thescalefactorforthemodelis1/12.Therealskullis12timesbiggerthanthemodelskull.Themodelskullis1/12ththesizeoftherealskull.(Remember,thereare12inchesinafoot,andwehavetoreducethefraction.)
scalefactor = modelsizeobjectsize = 10in
10ft = 10inches10ftX12in = 10in
120in = 1in12in = 1
12
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1. Alife-sizeddinosaurstatueis50timeslargerthanitsmodel.Whatisthescalefactorforthemodel?
2. IftheneckonarealMamenchisauruswas30feetlong,andthescalefactorforitsmodelis1/10,howlongistheneckofthescalemodel,infeet?
3. YouhaveamodelofaSpinosaurusthatis2feetlongandyouknowthatitwasmadewitha1/20scalefactor.Howlongisthelife-sizedversionofSpinosaurus?Woulditfitinyourclassroom?
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4. Youhavebeenaskedtoselect,designandengineerthenewestlife-sizedanimatronicdinosaurfortheexhibition.
Yourfirsttaskistopresentascalemodel.
a. Chooseyourfavoritedinosaur.Researchitslengthandheight.
Mydinosaur:
Length: Height:
b. Decidewhatscalefactorwouldallowyoutodisplayyourdinosaurmodelonyourdesk.(Hint:measuring
yourdeskwillhelp.)
Myscalefactor:
c. Build thescalemodelofyourdinosaurusingartsandcraftssupplies likemodelingclay, rubberbands,craftsticks,cardboard,cottonballs,Styrofoam,aluminum foil,constructionpaper, toothpicks, tissuepaper,floristwire,feathers,pipecleaners,straws,hotgluegun,tape,spools,etc.
d. Displayaminiaturedinosaurexhibitioninyourclassroom!Buildadioramatore-createtheenvironmentinwhichitlived.Wasitadesertoraforest?Prepareasignwithyourdinosaurname,pronunciation,briefhistoryandatleastoneinterestingfact.Standbyyourdisplayandbeavailabletoanswerquestionsandexplainhowyoucreatedyourscalemodel.Createaneventandinvitestudents,teachersandyourprincipal.
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Lesson 4: Fossil StoriesTherearethreerecentdinosaurfossildiscoverysites–in theUnitedStates,CanadaandChina– thatsoundas though they could be part of an ancient crimescene investigation! At the Cleveland-Lloyd QuarryinUtah, thePipestoneCreekBonebed inAlbertaandin Ruyang County in the Chinese province of Henan,paleontologists are trying to unravel the mysteriesbehindhowanunusualassortmentofdinosaurs’bonescametobe.
Theongoingdiscoveryandrecoveryofthefossilsfromthesethreelocations,alongwithideasabouthowtheygotthere,arerewritingdinosaurhistory.
AtDINOSAURSALIVE!youcanbecomepartofthisnewwave of scientific investigation! You will experiencethe thrill and mystery surrounding the discoveries ofthesethreehotbedsofmodernpaleontology.Nowhereelse can you see an Allosaurus and a Stegosaurusstuck moments before their death at the PredatorTrap, recreated from the site in Utah. At Death byDrowning you will witness the creation of an unusualmassPachyrhinosaurusgraveinCanada.IntheareaoftheTitansoftheRuyangyouwillencountera40-foot-tall replica of the heaviest and tallest Asian dinosaur,Ruyangosaurus.
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Activity 1: Elementary School (Grades K – 5)
Read the information about the three dinosaur fossil sites you viewed at DINOSAURS ALIVE! and answer thequestionsthatfollow.
Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry, Utah, United States
In1929,localranchersdiscovereddinosaurbonesincentralUtah.Sincethen,thousandsoffossilshavebeenfoundinthisonelocation.Howdidthishappen?WeknownowthatduringtheJurassicPeriod,about147millionyearsago,agroupofyoungAllosaurusweregatheredtogetherwhensomethinghappenedthatcausedthesedinosaurs,alongwithseveralotherspecies,todiequickly.Perhapsthegroupbecamestuckandtheycouldn’tsavethemselvesfrombecomingdinnerforotherpredators(includingsomeolderAllosaurus!).Theseadultpredatorsthenbecamestuckthemselvesattractingmorepredatorstothescenewhothentookadvantageofboththedyingandthedead.
Usually, dinosaur deathbeds contain more fossils from herbivore dinosaurs than from carnivores because thereweremoreherbivoredinosaursaround.PaleontologistswerenotsurprisedtofindherbivoresattheCleveland-LloydQuarrylikeCamarasaurus,Barosaurus,Camptosaurus,Stegosaurusandanunidentifiedsauropod.However,thissiteisunusualbecauseithasmanymorefossilsfromcarnivoredinosaursthanherbivoredinosaurs.Ofthefossilsdiscoveredso far, two-thirdsare fromAllosaurusalone.Thedisproportionatenumberofpredators toprey is thereasonsitessuchasCleveland-Lloydarereferredtoaspredatortraps.
Pipestone Creek Bonebed, Alberta, Canada
AhighschoolscienceteachernamedAlLakustafoundthefirstfossilsfromthePipestoneCreekBonebedintheearly1970s.Sincethen,thousandsofbonesandoveradozenskullshavebeenidentifiedfromaPachyrhinosaurusherdthatdiedinariver73millionyearsago,duringtheLateCretaceousPeriod.Itisoneofthedensestbonebedsintheworldandiscalled“monogeneric”becausethefossilsarealmostentirelyfromonespecies–Pachyrhinosaurus–althoughfossilsfromsomepredatorswerefoundnearby.
ThePachyrhinosaurusfossilsfoundinthePipestoneCreekBonebedwerefromdinosaursofallages,soscientistscanlearnalotaboutthisspecificdinosaur.Pachyrhinosauruswasaceratopsian.ItwasanherbivorethatlivedinherdsandwasrelatedtoTriceratops.Itsnamemeans“thick-nosedlizard”becauseithadathicknosebone,orboss.Paleontologistsaren’tsureyetwhatkindofhorn,orwhetherahornevengrewfromtheboss.Theydoknowthisdinosaurhadabonyneckfrillwithhornsonitandabeak-likemouth.Adultscouldgrowtoover20feetlong.AnewspeciesofPachyrhinosauruswasfoundrecentlyinAlaskaandhasbeennamedP. perotorum.
Ruyang County, Henan Province, China
HenanProvincewasknown for itsdinosaur fossilsbefore thehugeRuyangosauruswasdiscovered in2006andnamedin2009,buttheearlierfossilswerefromeggsandnotbones.Infact,Henanhasthemostdinosaureggsofanysiteintheworld!Theareaisalsoknownforthe“dragonbones”thatcanbefoundburiedintheground,especiallyinRuyangCounty.Overthecenturies,theseboneswereusedformanypurposesandespeciallyasmedicinetotreatdiseasesandinjuries.Today,paleontologistswonderhowmanyspeciesof“dragons”willneverbediscoveredsincethefossilshavebeentransformedintotraditionalremediesandmedicines.
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Thesedragonbones,ofcourse,weredinosaurfossils–andsomegiganticonesatthat!Thetwospeciesthathavebeenidentifiedsofararehumongoussauropods.Oneofthem,Ruyangosaurus giganteus, isthebiggestdinosaureverfoundinAsia!ThisdinosaurlivedinthebeginningoftheLateCretaceousPeriod,almost100millionyearsago.Paleontologistsestimatethatitwasover90feetlongandwascloseto40feettall.Itsneckandtailwereshorterinrelationtotherestofitshugebody,whencomparedtoearlierlargesauropods.
Workers exposing the Ruyangosaurus fossils in Henan Province, China.Note the stratification in the rock wall.
In situ measurement of Ruyangosaurus fossil before “jacketing” and transport to research lab
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1. Whichofthethreeplaceshastheoldestdinosaurfossils?Whichhastheyoungest?
2. WhenwerethefossilsfirstfoundattheCleveland-LloydQuarryinUtah?
3. WhyistheCleveland-LloydQuarryanunusualfossilsite?
4. WereCamarasaurusandCamptosaurusherbivoresorcarnivores?
5. WhatdinosaurhasthemostfossilsattheCleveland-LloydQuarry?
6. WhofirstfoundthefossilsatPipestoneCreekinAlberta?Whatwashisjob?
7. WhatdinosaurhasthemostfossilsinthePipestoneCreekBonebed?
8. Whatdoes“monogeneric”mean?
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9. Whatdoes“boss”meanwhenitisusedtodescribeadinosaur?
10.WhatkindsoffossilswerefirstfoundinChina’sHenanProvince?
11.Fromwhatkindofcreaturedidthe“dragonbones”reallycome?
12.WhymightweneverlearnaboutsomeofthedinosaursfromRuyang?
13.HowwasRuyangosaurusdifferentfromearlierlargesauropods?
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Activity 2: Middle School and High School (Grades 6 – 12)Importantquestionsremainaboutthedramaticfossilstoriesyousawfirst-handatDINOSAURSALIVE!.Forexample,howmanydifferentkindsofdinosaursareateachlocation?Whatwerethedinosaursdoingrightbeforetheydied?Whathappenednext?Whyaretherearesomanyfossilsinoneplace?
Let’sinvestigate!WhilemostpeopleturntoAnnualPaleontologyReview(APR)astheirtrustedsourcefordinosaurnews,afewother“newsstations”havepickeduponthelatestfossilstories–especiallythosefromUtahandAlberta.TheJournalofDinosaurDiscoveries(JDD),EarthSciencesNews(ESN)andPaleontologyPressInternational(PPI)arepresentingalternativehypothesesastowhatcouldhavehappenedatthosesites,basedonthesamesetsofevidence.
At the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry…
TheAPRclaimsthatitwasamuddy,stickybogthatbecameapredatortrap.TheJDDpurportsthatitwasariverbedwherecarcassesslowlywashedupovertime.TheESNstatesthattheanimalsweredrinkingfromapoisonouswaterhole.ThePPIarguesthatthesitewasawaterholethatdriedupduringadrought.
At the Pipestone Creek Bonebed…
TheAPRbelievesthataPachyrhinosaurusherdwasmigratingtobetterfeedinggroundswhentheywerecaughtinaflashfloodafterarainstorm.TheJDDdeclaresthattheherdwaschasedintoarushingriverbyapredator.TheESNallegesthatonceinthewater,theherdwassweptaway,drownedandthebodiescollectedinoneareadownstream.ThePPIassertsthatonceinthewater,theanimalspanickedandtrampledeachotherwhiletryingtoclimbout.
Howcanthesamefactsbeusedtosupportsomanydifferent theories? Divideyourclass into four teams,eachrepresentinganinvestigativeteamatoneofthefournewsstations.ResearchthesitesinUtahandAlbertaingreaterdetailinordertofindinformationtosupportthetheoriesstatedaboveforyourstation.
Whilecollectingevidencetosupportyourtheorybehindhowthesefossilsiteswereformed,keepthesequestionsinmind:• Aretheremorecarnivoresthanherbivores?• Aretheremoreyoungdinosaursthanadults?• Isthereathinlayeroffossils?• Arethereseverallayersoffossils?
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• Aresomebonescrushedandfractured?• Aretherebothlargeandsmallbonespresent,orareonlythelargeronesleft?• Aremostofthebonesscattered?• Aretherecompleteskeletons?• Doanyoftheboneshavetoothmarks?• Whatkindsofsedimentsurroundthefossils?
Presentyourcoverageintheformofaskitinfrontoftheclass.Whichinvestigativeteam–APR,JDD,ESN,PPI–presentedthemostcrediblereport?Didyouidentifyan“approved”theoryordidyouraiseevenmorequestionsaboutthesefossilsites?Ifso,welcometotheever-changingworldofpaleontology!
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Crossword PuzzlesName that Dinosaur! Dinosaurs’namesareoftenmadeofwordsfromotherlanguages.Thenamecandescribethedinosaur’sbody,theplacewhereitwasfound,oreventhepersonwhofound it. Forexample,Acrocanthosaurus isGreek for“high-spined lizard” which is an accurate descriptionofwhat it looked like. Gobisauruswasnamed for theGobiDesertwherethefossilwasfound.LambeosauruswasnamedforpaleontologistLawrenceLambe.Readthecluesforthesepuzzlesandfindthedinosaurwhosenamehas thatmeaning. Awordbank isprovided forthefirstpuzzle.
The longest dinosaur name is Micropachycephalosaurus, which means “tiny, thick-headed lizard.”
Gasosaurus was named for the gas company under construction when the dinosaur was discovered!
This is Dyplosaurus, whose name means “double-crested lizard”
Level 1:
Across Down
2.Strange-ankledlizard 1.Chickenmimic
3.Fastthief 4.Agilelizard
7.Three-hornedface 5.Thick-nosedlizard
9.Differentlizard 6.Heavyclaw
10.Slowleg 7.Swollenhead
8.Iguanatooth
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Agilisaurus Gallimimus Tylocephale
Allosaurus Iguanodon Velociraptor
Baryonyx Pachyrhinosaurus Xenotarsosaurus
Bradycneme Triceratops
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2.swollenhead 1.medium-spinedlizard
3.lizardfromYang-Ch’uan 5.deceptivelizard
4.lizardwithstrangeankles 6.agilelizard
8.chickenmimic 7.iguanatooth
11.lizardwithathickhead 9.lizardfromMountEmei
10.dwarflizard
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Logic PuzzlesLogicpuzzlesareafunwaytopracticecriticalthinkingskillsandkeymathconcepts,whilealsolearningmoreaboutsomeofthedinosaursyoumayencounterduringyourfieldtrip! Thetricktosolvingalogicpuzzleistonarrow down your options and use your deductivereasoningskills.
Start eliminating options by following the clues in thelogic puzzle that clearly state if something is not trueandplacingan“X”intheappropriatebox.Slowlybutsurely,youwillbeginnarrowingdownthepossibilities.Whenyoufinishallthecluesandstillhaven’tcompletedthe logicpuzzle,readthroughthecluesoneatatimeagain.Onceyoumakesomebasicdeductions,youwillbeabletolearnnewthingsandcomeclosertosolvingthepuzzle.SelectLevel1orLevel2(orboth!)andstartthinking logically! Some clues have been marked tohelpyougetstarted.
Sorting Fossils
You are the newest intern at the local natural historyand science museum. Your first task is to organize astorage room with fossils from different dinosaurs.Unfortunately, the paleontologists who recovered thefossilsdidnottakeverygoodfieldnotes.Theonlyfactsyouhaveaboutthesefossilsarelistedbelow.Usethelogic puzzle charts to help you identify and describeeachdinosaur.
The remains of a “new” species of ceratopsia dinosaur, called Mojoceratops, were recently found mixed
together in a collection with the fossils from a similar-looking dinosaur at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City!
Solve the logic puzzles to learn more about the fossils from this Baryonyx!
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LateJurassic LateCretaceous
EarlyCretaceous Europe China North
America
Parasaurolophus X
Baryonyx
Mamenchisaurus
Europe
China
NorthAmerica
LEVEL 1
Clues:
1. ParasaurolophusdidnotcomefromChina.
2. MamenchisaurusisnotfromtheLateCretaceousPeriod.
3. ThedinosaurfromtheLateJurassicPeriodwasfromChina.
4. TheBaryonyxfossilwasfoundinEurope.
5. ThedinosaurthatcamefromNorthAmericaisnotfromtheEarlyCretaceousPeriod.
Chart:
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LEVEL 2
Readthislistofhintsandtipstohelpyousolvethisadvancedlogicpuzzle.Remembertonarrowdownyouroptionsusingyourcriticalthinkingskills.Twoclueshavebeenmarkedonthepuzzletogetyoustarted.Goodlucksortingthroughthesefossils!
1. Readthroughtheentirelistofcluesatleastoncebeforemakinganymarksonyourchart.
2. Eliminateoptionsbyfollowingtheclues,onebyone,andlookingfordefinitivestatements. Ifaconnectionisstatedexplicitlyintheclues,thenmarkitonthechart.Forexample,thefirstcluestatesthatthedinosaurthatis4feetlonglivedbeforeApatosaurus.Therefore,ApatosauruscannotbethedinosaurthatIS4feetlong.PlaceanXintheboxwherethecolumnfor“Apatosaurus”intersectstherowfor“4feet.”
3. Mark all the obvious questions stated in the rest of the clues, the same way you did in the step above. Forexample,basedon the information inclue#4,wecanplaceanX in theboxwhere thecolumnfor“30 feet”intersectstherowfor“Mongolia.”WecanalsoplaceXsintheboxeswherethecolumnsforboth“Baryonyx”and“Agilisaurus”intersecttherowfor“Mongolia.”
4. Slowlybutsurely,youwillbeginnarrowingdownyourfields.Someanswerswillbecomeapparentasotheroptionsareeliminated.Forexample,aftermarkingtheobviousinformationfromthecluesthefirsttimethrough,youwillhaveallthepiecesofinformationyouneedtoidentify“Apatosaurus.”
5. Afteralltheclearconnectionshavebeenmade,re-readthelistofclues,keepinginmindwhatyouknownow.Forexample,sincewenowknowthename,length,location,andtimeperiodfor“Apatosaurus,”theybecomeequivalenttermsandareinterchangeablewithinthewordingoftheclues.Anytimeoneofthemappearsinaclue,youcanreplaceitwithoneoftheotheraspectsfortheApatosaurus.
6. Readbackthroughthecluesandusethesubstitutionmethodfromhint#5everytimeyoucorrectlyconnecttwoormorepiecesofinformation.Replacingatermwithoneofits“equivalents”willrevealmoreinformation.Forexample,basedonclue#9,youcansubstitute“LateJurassic”inanycluewhere“70-footdinosaur”ismentioned.Usingthatinformationinclue#5tellsusthatthefossilsfromtheLateJurassicPeriodwerefoundeitherintheUS&MexicoorinMongolia.Now,youalsoknowyoucanplacean“X”intheboxeswherethecolumnfor“LateJurassic”intersectsthecolumnsoftheothertwolocations,ChinaandEurope.
7. Youwillneedtoreadthroughyourcluesmanytimes.Bediligent!Ifyougetstuck,checkyourcharttoseeifanyconnectionshaverevealedthemselves“accidentally”asyouworkedthroughtheprocessofelimination.Lookfortrickylanguageintheclues,too,like“either/or”and“neither/nor.”
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Clues:1. The4-footdinosaurlivedbeforeApatosaurus.
2. The70-footdinosaurlivedbeforeProtoceratops.
3. OfApatosaurusandBaryonyx,onelivedintheLateJurassicPeriodandtheotherwas30feetlong.
4. ThefossilsfoundinMongoliaarenotfroma30-footdinosaurandareneitheraBaryonyxnorAgilisaurus.
5. The70-footdinosauriseitherfromtheUSandMexicoorMongolia.
6. Apatosaurusisneither5–8feetnor30feetlong.
7. ThedinosaurfromtheEarlyCretaceousPeriodwasfoundinEurope.
8. ThefossilsfoundintheUSandMexicodonotbelongtoProtoceratops.
9. ThedinosaurfromtheLateJurassicPeriodis70feetlong.
10. ThefossilsfoundinMongoliaarenotfroma70-footdinosaur.
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Word SearchDinosaur Vocabulary
Searchvertically,horizontallyanddiagonallyfordinosaurandpaleontologytermsinthepuzzles.BONUS!Defineeachwordinthepuzzle.Hint:ThereisaglossaryattheendofthisEducator’sGuide.Lower Level:
ALXASAURUS FEATHERS MESOZOIC TRACKWAY
CRETACEOUS GIGANTORAPTOR PALEONTOLOGIST TRIASSIC
DINOSAUR JURASSIC PANGAEA VELOCIRAPTOR
T N F U C A D Z X C H R K R
S S G C R E T A C E O U S O
A Q I P W H B M V T Y W G T
P L H G Q C E W P I A T O P
P M X K O S I A V N W D D A
R A B A O L R S Q M K N B R
A N N Z S I O D S J C H O O
S U O G C A K T A A A X O T
L I D O A G U R N Z R I O N
C Q L Y E E Z R P O T U M A
Q E V O C I A H U Y E G J G
V C I S S A I R T S G L J I
E A Q N F E A T H E R S A G
A D I N O S A U R P D H D P
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Level 2:
ALXASAURUS JURASSIC SAUROPOD
COPROLITE MESOZOIC STEGOSAURUS
CRETACEOUS MICRORAPTOR THEROPOD
DILOPHOSAURUS ORNITHOPOD TRACKWAY
FOSSILS OVIPAROUS TRIASSIC
GIGANTORAPTOR PARASAUROLOPHUS TYRANNOSAURUS
K R Q F B D X K C L R R D G M O C T T T Y GN Z O G O E P D I L O P H O S A U R U S C SO O I T S S H S U H P O L O R U A S A R A PR B S O P E S A F Y Y F T A L C F J H B I SE E U A R A D I O O G N P G K R Z Z F E H UI R E A U F R C L O I T R W P J P T D H J RU O V I P A R O U S O U A V L R N G B O D UH B W A D I U P R R S Y R L A M I N M O R AX O U N X R P S P C J U R A S S I C P O G SE T A O O C S Q I D I O G F R U T O T C T OC I S S A I R T S O V M N Z T M R P D A J GR V D I M O V Y Z P F M O M A E A R I T Z EE C M A Z Z Q R F O G D V W H R G O D D F TT Z Q S P O I A E R N J I T O E S L O Y N SA C E X S S Q N M U P R W T Q V U I P E K BC B T P L E I N Y A E O N M C F D T O F V UE T O I A M Q O A S K A Z S W N C E H N S DO T Q E X A S S G Q G Z H J E G B T T H B ZU B K Q N Q B A G I B A J G M V D Q I O T MS N D M C F N U G T R T Y L R R L W N E T GO A S A V Y K R V H M V R J W B D T R F J CX E I T O G A U Y F Q R W M G X Y N O Y D AH A L A L X A S A U R U S A E I Q L B N V S
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Answer KeysField Trip Activity1. Irritator2 Tyrannosaurus rex3. Parasaurolophus4. Mojoceratops 5. Herrerasaurus6. Allosaurus7. Kosmoceratops8. Ruyangosaurus9. Pachyrhinosaurus10. Huayangosaurus11. LateCretaceous12. Colorado,Wyoming,Utah
13. Alberta14. (inchronologicalorder) Herrerasaurus Mid-Triassic 231.4Mya Allosaurus LateJurassic 150Mya Irritator EarlyCretaceous110Mya Ruyangosaurus LateCretaceous 99.6-83.9Mya Kosmoceratops LateCretaceous 76.4-75.5Mya Mojoceratops LateCretaceous 75-74Mya Pachyrhinosaurus LateCretaceous 73.5-71Mya Parasaurolophus LateCretaceous 72Mya Tyrannosaurus rex LateCretaceous 65Mya
Lesson 1: Form and FunctionActivity 1: Elementary School (Grades K - 5)1.Answerswillvary2.No
Activity 2: Middle and High School (Grades 6 - 12)1.k2.e3.g4.j5.c6.b7.d8.l9.f10.a11.h12.i13.Alargesauropod:ApatosaurusLesson 2: Dinosaur Detectives
Activity 1: Elementary School (Grades K - 5)
Name Birth-Death Nationality Answers may vary: dinosaur names may include…
RoyC.Andrews 1884-1960 American Oviraptor, Velociraptor, Saurornithoides
BarnumBrown 1873-1963 American Ankylosaurus, Corythosaurus, Leptoceratops, Saurolophus
WilliamBuckland 1784-1856 British Megalosaurus
EdwardD.Cope 1840-1897 American Camarasaurus, Coelophysis, Dimetrodon
LawrenceM.Lambe 1849-1934 Canadian Chasmosaurus, Edmontosaurus, Euoplocephalus, Styracosaurus
JosephLeidy 1823-1891 American Hadrosaurus
GideonMantell 1790-1852 British Iguanodon, Hylaeosaurus
OthnielC.Marsh 1831-1899 American Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops
HenryF.Osborn 1857-1935 American T. rex, Pentaceratops, Ornitholestes, Velociraptor
HermannvonMeyer 1801-1869 German Archaeopteryx, Rhamphorhynchus, Plateosaurus
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Activity 3: Middle and High School (Grades 6 - 12)1. Physicist:describedhowanasteroidstrikingtheEarthledtothedinosaurs’extinction.2. Sculptor/artist:createdthefirstdinosaurmodelsandstatues.3. Geologist:proposedageologictimescale,estimatedtheageoftheEarthasoldenoughtoincludemillionsof
yearsofdinosaurs.4. Meteorologist/geologist:proposedthetheoryofcontinentaldrift(platetectonics),whichexplainshowthesame
dinosaursarefoundondifferentcontinents.
Lesson 3: Mesozoic MathActivity 1 : Elementary School (Grades K - 5)1. Baryonyx2. Baryonyx, Parasaurolophus, Stegosaurus, Triceratops3. Tyrannosaurus rex
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Activity 2: Middle and High School (Grades 6 - 12)1.1/502.3feet3.40feet,probablynot
Lesson 4: Fossil Stories
Activity 1 : Elementary School (Grades K - 5)1. OldestistheCleveland-Lloyd/Utah.YoungestisPipestoneCreek/Alberta.2. 19293. Becauseithasmanymorefossilsfromcarnivoredinosaursthanherbivoredinosaurs4. Herbivores5. Allosaurus6. AlLakusta,scienceteacher7. Pachyrhinosaurus8. Thefossilsarealmostentirelyfromonespecies9. Athicknosebone10.Eggs11.Dinosaurs12.Thefossilsaregonebecausetheywereusedbylocalpeopleformedicine13. Itsneckandtailwereshorterinrelationtotherestofitshugebody,whencomparedtoearlierlargesauropods.Crossword PuzzlesLower levelAcross: 2.Xenotarsosaurus3.Velociraptor7.Triceratops9.Allosaurus10.BradycnemeDown: 1.Gallimimus4.Agilisaurus5.Pachyrhinosaurus6.Baryonyx7.Tylocephale8.Iguanodon
Upper LevelAcross: 2.Tylocephale3.Yangchuanosaurus4.Xenotarsosaurus8.Gallimimus11.PachycephalosaurusDown: 1.Metriacanthosaurus5.Apatosaurus6.Agilisaurus7.Iguanadon9.Omeisaurus10.Nanosaurus
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Logic PuzzlesLower levelParasaurolophus –LateCretaceous –NorthAmericaBaryonyx –EarlyCretaceous –EuropeMamenchisaurus –LateJurassic –China
Upper levelMid-Jurassic –Agilisaurus –4feet –ChinaLateJurassic –Apatosaurus –70feet –US&MexicoEarlyCretaceous –Baryonyx –30feet –EuropeLateCretaceous –Protoceratops –5-8feet –Mongolia
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Recommended ReadingConsultthesebookstolearnmoreaboutyourfavoritedinosaurs.Buildyourowndinosaurlibrarytofollow-uponwhatyoulearnedduringyourfieldtripandexplorethelatestdiscoveriesandtheoriesindinosaurresearch!Ages 4 – 8Hughes, Catherine D. National Geographic Little
Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs.NationalGeographicChildren’sBooks,2011.
Judge,Lita.Born to be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World.FlashPoint,2010.
Kudlinski,KathleenV.Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!Puffin,2008.
Priddy,Roger.My Big Dinosaur World.PriddyBooks,2008.
Theodorou,Rod.I Wonder Why Triceratops Had Horns.Kingfisher,2011.
Zoehfeld,KathleenWiedner.Where did Dinosaurs Come From? Collins,2010.
Zoehfeld,KathleenWiedner.Did Dinosaurs Have Feathers?Collins,2003.
Zoehfeld,KathleenWiedner.National Geographic Readers: Dinosaurs.NationalGeographicChildren’sBooks,2011.
Ages 9 – 12Barrett,Paul.National Geographic Dinosaurs.National
GeographicChildren’sBooks,2001.Bishop,Nic.Digging for Bird Dinosaurs: An Expedition
to Madagascar (Scientists in the Field Series).Sandpiper,2002.
Holmes,Thom.Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origins of Birds.Enslow,2002.
Lambert,David.Dinosaur (DK Eyewitness Books).DKChildren,2010.
Lessem,Don.National Geographic Kids Ultimate Dinopedia: The Most Complete Dinosaur Reference Ever.NationalGeographicChildren’sBooks,2010.
ManningPhillip.Dinomummy.Kingfisher,2007.Parker,Steve.Age of Dinosaurs.NaturalHistory
Museum,2011.
Williams,Judith.The Discovery and Mystery of a Dinosaur Named Jane.Enslow,2007.
Young Adult & AboveBrusatte,Steve&MichaelBenton.Dinosaurs.
Quercus,2010.Chen,Pei-ji,Yuan-gingWang,&Mee-MannChang
(eds).The Jehol Fossils: The Emergence of Feathered Dinosaurs, Beaked Birds & Flowering Plants.AcademicPress,2008.
Currie,PhilipJ.&JoshLong.Dino Gangs.Collins,2011.
Haines,Tim&PaulChambers.The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life.FireflyBooks,2007.
Holtz,ThomasR.Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages.RandomHouseBooksforYoungReaders,2007.
Long,John.Feathered Dinosaurs: The Origin of Birds.OxfordUniversityPressUSA,2008.
Nash,Darren.The Great Dinosaur Discoveries.UniversityofCaliforniaPress,2009.
Sampson,ScottD.Dinosaur Odyssey: Fossil Threads in the Web of Life.UniversityofCaliforniaPress,2011.
With the increase in new discoveries and theories about feathered dinosaurs, like Confuciusornis, the transition between dinosaurs and birds is often discussed in recent dinosaur literature.
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Dinosaur DataDoyouwantacrashcourseinpaleontology?Hereiswhatyouneedtoknowaboutsomeofthedinosaursyouwillencounteronyourfieldtrip.Impressyourfriendsandfamilyasyourattleoffthesefascinatingfactsandfigures!
Foreachdinosaur,youwillfindtheorder,suborder,meaningofthename,howtopronouncethename,theperiodinwhichitlived,thelocationswherefossilshavebeenfound,theestimatedlengthandheightandtheyearinwhichthatdinosaurwasofficiallynamed.EachdinosauralsohasthreereallygreatQuickFactsthatyoudefinitelywanttocheckout.
Educators! Dinosaur Data can also be used as reference material in your classroom. Dig around and use thisinformation formathandstatisticsexercisesaswellasadditional lessons ingeography (map the locations)andhistory(createatimelineoftheyears).
Come face-to-teeth with the life-sized Tyrannosaurus rex at DINOSAURS ALIVE! exhibition designers hand-carve the models and the installation crew hand sews the separate pieces together using suture needles.
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ALLOSAURUSOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:Theropoda
Means DifferentlizardPronunciation AL–uh-SOR-usPeriod LateJurassic
Where
NorthAmerica:USA–Montana,NorthDakota,SouthDakota,Nebraska,Kansas,WyomingandColorado;Europe:Portugal
Length Upto12meters(39feet)Height 5meters(16feet)Namedin 1877
Quick Facts: • Atwo-leggedmeat-eater,Allosauruscouldopenitsjawsextrawide,likesomemodernsnakes,toswallowhuge
chunksofmeat.• Afiercecarnivore,Allosaurususedsharp,serratedteethtoslicethroughflesh.• Inthe1920s,theremainsof44AllosaurusandseveralotherdinosaurswerefoundtogetherattheCleveland-
LloydQuarryinUtah.
APATOSAURUSOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:Sauropodomorpha
Means DeceptivelizardPronunciation uh-PAT-uh-SOAR-usPeriod LateJurassic
WhereNorthAmerica:USA–Wyoming,Utah,ColoradoandOklahoma
Length 23meters(75feet)Height 4.5meters(15feet)Namedin 1877
Quick Facts:• Apatosaurusatehugeamountsofplantseachday:200kgor440lbs,whichisthesameaseatingabout22car
tireseveryday.• AyoungApatosaurusgrewquicklyandcouldgainasmuchas6lbsperday.• Weusedtothinkthatbecausethisanimalwassohuge,itmusthavespentmostofitslifeinwaterjusttosupport
itsweight.However,itisnowbelievedtohavelivedmostlyonland.
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BARYONYXOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:Theropoda
Means HeavyclawPronunciation BEAR-ee-ON-ixPeriod EarlyCretaceous
WhereEurope: England, Northern Spain; Africa:Morocco
Length 9meters(30feet)Height 2meters(6feet)Namedin 1987
Quick Facts:• AlthoughBaryonyxwasatruedinosaur,itwasalsoverysimilartocrocodiles.• Baryonyxwasoneofthefewdinosaursthatfished.Afossilwasfoundwithafossilizedfishinitsstomach.• Baryonyx,with64teethinitslowerjawand32largerteethinitsupperjaw,hadabouttwiceasmanyteethas
Tyrannosaurus rex.
DILOPHOSAURUSOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:TheropodaMeans Two-crestedlizardPronunciation die-LOF-uh-SOAR-usPeriod EarlyJurassic
WhereNorthAmerica:USA–Arizona;Asia:China
Length 6meters(20feet)Height 2.4meters(8feet)Namedin 1.5meters(5feet)Namedin 1970
Quick Facts:• In1942,thefirstDilophosaurusfossilswerediscoveredbySamWellesinArizona.• OthercarnivorousdinosaurslivinginthesametimeperiodincludedCoelophysisandSyntarsus,whichwereboth
smallerthanDilophosaurus.• Ithadadewclaw–afunctionless,shorterdigitorclaw–onitsbacklegs,similartowhatyoucanseeonsome
dogs,birdsandreptilestoday.
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HUAYANGOSAURUSOrder:OrnithischiaSuborder:Thyreophora
Means HuayanglizardPronunciation hoi-YANG-uh-SAUR-usPeriod Mid-JurassicWhere Asia:China–SichuanProvinceLength 4meters(13feet)Height 1.8meters(6feet)Namedin 1982
Quick Facts:• Thespikyplatesonitsbackmayhavebeenforprotectionortolookattractiveforamate.• Thoselarge,spinyprojectionswouldhavehelpedtoregulatebodytemperature,bybothcollectinganddumping
excessheat.• “Huayang”isanothernameforSichuan,theplaceinChinawheretheHuayangosauruswasdiscovered.
MAMENCHISAURUSOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:Sauropodomorpha
Means MamenchilizardPronunciation ma-MEN-chee-SOR-usPeriod LateJurassicWhere Asia:China–SichuanProvinceLength Upto24meters(80feet)Height 3.3meters(11feet)Namedin 1954
Quick Facts:• ScientistsusedtothinkMamenchisauruslivedmainlyinthewater,floatingitstinyheadontopofthewaterand
breathingthroughthenostrilsontopofitssnout.However,itisnowbelievedtohavelivedonland.• Mamenchisauruswasanherbivoreand livedduringa timewhentheEarthwasverywarmandwet–agreat
environmentforgrowingplants.• Mamenchisauruswasdiscoveredbyworkersduringconstructiononahighwaybridgein1954.
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OMEISAURUSOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:Sauropodomorpha
Means MountEmeilizardPronunciation oh-MY-ee-SOAR-usPeriod LateJurassicWhere Asia:China–SichuanProvinceLength Upto20meters(66feet)Height 4meters(13feet)Namedin 1939
Quick Facts:• Omeisaurus’snostrilswereclosertothefrontofitssnoutthanonothersauropods.• ManymodelsandpicturesstillshowOmeisaurusthewaypaleontologiststhoughtitlookedbeforewelearnedit
couldn’traiseitsneckandheadthatfarup.• Thelarge,cervical(neck)vertebraehadahoneycombstructure–alittlelikethewaybridgesarebuilttoday–to
keepthemlightbutstrong.
PARASAUROLOPHUSOrder:OrnithischiaSuborder:Ornithopoda
Means Close-to-crestedlizardPronunciation PAIR-uh-so-ROL-uh-PHUSPeriod LateCretaceous
WhereNorthAmerica:USA–NewMexico,Utah;Canada–Alberta
Length 9meters(30feet)Height 3meters(10feet)Namedin 1922
Quick Facts:• Atfirst,paleontologiststhoughtthisdinosaurmayhavelivedinthewateranduseditscrestlikeasnorkel!• Parasaurolophusareknownasthe“cowsoftheCretaceous”becausethereweresomanyofthemandtheylived
inherds.• Parasaurolophusseemstohavehadrough,bumpy,pebbly-texturedskin.
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STEGOSAURUSOrder:OrnithischiaSuborder:Thyreophora
Means RooflizardPronunciation STEG-o-sawr-usPeriod LateJurassic
WhereNorth America: USA – Montana, NorthDakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,WyomingandColorado;Europe:Portugal
Length 9meters(30feet)Height 4meters(13feet)Namedin 1877
Quick Facts:• TheplatesonitsbackmadetheStegosauruslooklargertoitsenemyandmayhavealsodiscouragedattackby
predators.• Stegosaurushadfivetoesonitsfrontfeet,butonlythreeonitsbackfeet.• Becauseitsbrainwassotiny,Stegosauruswasprobablyoneoftheleastintelligentdinosaurs.
TRICERATOPSOrder:OrnithischiaSuborder:Marginocephalia
Means Three-hornedfacePronunciation try-SER-uh-TOPSPeriod LateCretaceous
WhereNorthAmerica:USA–Colorado,Montana,South Dakota and Wyoming; Canada –AlbertaandSaskatchewan
Length 9meters(30feet)Height 3meters(10feet)Namedin 1889
Quick Facts:• The large neck frill on Triceratops probably helped keep its body temperature normal and protected it from
predatorslikeTyrannosaurus rex.• OneTriceratopssurvivedafteraTyrannosaurus rexbitoffhalfofahorn!• It’seasytolookatTriceratopsandseeitsresemblancetoamodernrhinoceros,buttheyarenotrelated.Rhinos
aremammals.
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TYRANNOSAURUS REXOrder:SaurischiaSuborder:Theropoda
Means KingofthetyrantlizardsPronunciation tuh-RAN-uh-SOR-usrecksPeriod LateCretaceous
WhereNorthAmerica:USA–Colorado,Montana,SouthDakotaandWyoming;Canada–Alberta
Length Upto13meters(43feet)Height 4meters(13feet)Namedin 1905
Quick Facts:• Usuallyitisimpossibletoknowifafossilcamefromamaleorfemale,butoneTyrannosaurus rexwasdefinitelya
girl;alegbonecontainedaspecialinnerlayeronlyfoundinfemalebirds.• ATyrannosaurus rex’slowerjawcoulddeliver10,000newtonsofforce–whichislikebeingabletoliftasemi-
trailerwithyourmouth!• T. rexofallageshavebeenfoundtogether,whichmeansthisdinosaurwaspossiblynotthesolitarypredatorliving
alone,asisoftenshown.
YANGCHUANOSAURUSOrder:OrnithischiaSuborder:Marginocephalia
Means Yang-chuanlizardPronunciation yang-chewON-uh-SOR-usPeriod LateJurassicWhere Asia:China–SichuanProvinceLength 10meters(33feet)Height 4.5meters(15feet)Namedin 1978
Quick Facts:• YangchuanosaurusisthelargestLateJurassicpredatoreverfoundinChinasofar.• Bycomparingthesizeofitsbraintotheweightofitsbody,Yangchuanosaurusseemstohavebeenfairlyintelligent
foradinosaur.• ThisdinosaurlivedinthesametimeandplaceasthegiantsauropodsOmeisaurusandMamenchisaurus.
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Discovering DinosaursFascinating FactsYoucanadaptthesefunfactsaboutdinosaursfortriviacontests, Jeopardy and Bingo games or a DinosaurFact-of-the-Daycalendar. Theyaredivided intothreecategories. “Species Specifics” contains informationaboutparticularkindsofdinosaurs. “FindingFossils”listsinterestingfactsaboutfindingandstudyingfossils.Finally, “Dinosaur Domain” describes fascinatingdetails about dinosaurs living and adapting in theirworldformillionsofyears.Species Specifics• AlthoughStegosauruswasaboutthesizeofabus,it
hadasmallhead(thesizeofahorse’shead)andabrainthatwasonlythesizeofawalnut!
• Ankylosaurus was one of the last dinosaurs to goextinct, probably because of its heavy armor andslowmetabolism.
• In 1925, Allosaurus was featured in the movie TheLost World, the first full-length dinosaur movie –makingitthefirstmovie-stardinosaur.
• Not all sauropods were gigantic behemoths likeArgentinosaurus (30 - 36 meters, or 98 - 118 feet)or had incredibly long necks like Mamenchisaurus.Some, like Magyarosaurus, found in Romania in2005,were“small”atonly5.3meters(17feet)long.
• One of the largest complete dinosaurs everdiscoveredwasBrachiosaurus (“arm lizard”)whichwas82feet(twolargeschoolbuses)longand42feet(a4storybuilding)tall.
• One of the most intelligent dinosaurs was Troodon.Ithadabrainthesizeofamammalorbirdoftoday,plus stereoscopic (binocular) vision and graspinghands.
• Oneofthesmallerdinosaurswasonlyslightlylargerthanachicken.Compsognathus(“prettyjaw”)was3feetlongandweighedabout6.5pounds.
• The biggest carnivores were theropods from theCretaceousPeriod,suchasTyrannosaurus rex.
• The dinosaur Gasosaurus was named for the gascompanyunderconstructionintheareawhenitwas
discoveredintheDashanpuQuarry.• The dinosaur once known as “Brontosaurus”
no longer exists! It was actually the sauropodApatosaurus with a Camarasaurus skull incorrectlyattachedtotheskeleton.
• The dinosaur with the longest name isMicropachycephalosaurus,whichmeans“tiny,thick-headedlizard”.
• ThefierceT. rexbeganlifeasafuzzy,featheredbaby.• ThefirstdinosaurtobenamedwasMegalosaurus,in
1824byReverendWilliamBuckland.• WhenthefirstTriceratopswasdiscovered,scientists
classified itassomethingsimilar toabuffalo,notadinosaur.
• The remains of a “new” species of ceratopsia(horned-face)dinosaur,Mojoceratops,wererecentlyfound mixed in with a collection of fossils from asimilar-lookingdinosaurattheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYorkCity.
Mojoceratops
Finding Fossils• Ancient traditional Chinese medicines that called
for“dragonbones”wereactuallyusingthefossilizedbonesofa titanosaursauropod fromtheearlyLateCretaceousPeriod!
• Inthe1970s,afossilwasfoundintheGobidesertofaProtoceratopsandaVelociraptorfighting.
• Over 700 different species of dinosaurs have beenidentified and named based on fossil evidence.However,paleontologistsbelievethattherearemanymorenewanddifferentdinosaurspeciesstill tobediscovered.
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• ThefirstentiredinosaurskeletonfossilwasfoundinNewJerseyin1858.
• Only about 3% of dinosaur fossils found are fromcarnivores.
Dinosaur Domain• Beforedinosaursfirstevolvedabout230millionyears
ago, the dominant land reptiles were archosaurs(“ruling lizards”) and therapsids (“mammal-likereptiles”). For the next 20 million years after thefirstdinosaursappeared,themostfearsomereptileswerecrocodiles,notdinosaurs.
• Dinosaurs and modern birds share over 90anatomicalfeatures,includingtheneck,wristbonesandbreastbone.
• Hadrosaur nests have been found complete withfossils of babies. The babies have slightly wornteeth,suggestingthattheywereprobablyfedbytheirparents.
• Hadrosaurs,oftencalledduck-billeddinosaurs,weretheonlydinosaurstodevelopcheeksandtheyalsohadmoreteeththananyotherdinosaurs.
• Mostdinosaurswereherbivores,meaningthat theyateplants.
• Sauropodshadmorephalanges(digits,likefingersortoes)ontheir“feet”thanontheir“hands.”
• Some ankylosaurid dinosaurs were so heavilycovered with armored plates that they even hadarmoredeyelids.
• Somedinosaurshadreplaceableteeth;whenatoothwas lost or broken, another one grew in to take itsplace.
• Some scientists think that the growth rates oftheropods show a pattern much closer to otheranimalsthatarewarm-blooded,notcold-blooded.
• The biggest dinosaurs were sauropods – gigantic,slow-moving,small-headedherbivoresfromtheLateJurassicandCretaceousPeriods.
• VariousdinosaurslivedonEarthforabout165millionyears. Humans have only been around for about 1millionyears.
• At the Dashanpu Quarry in China, scientists areworking in an area that may contain the singlegreatestconcentrationofdinosaurfossilsever.
• Dinosaurfossilshavebeenfoundin35USstatesandoneverycontinent.
• Inthe1800s,coprolite(fossilizeddinosaurdung)wasminedinEnglandforfertilizer.DuringWWI,coprolitewasusedinthemakingofmunitions.
• MoreAllosaurusfossilshavebeenfoundthanforanyotherdinosaurssofar.
• Thefirstdecadeofthe21stcenturyhasseenroguefossil hunters steal everything from a set of 30theropodfootprints inEnglandtohundredsofeggsfromChinaandMongolia.
• Thetermdinosaur(“terriblelizard”)wascreatedbytheEnglishanatomistSirRichardOwenintheearly1840’swhenfossilhuntingwasgrowinginpopularity.
• Theonlydinosaurswecanknowaboutaretheonesthat leave fossils, but fossilization is a very rareprocess.
• Whenthefirstdinosaurslived,theEarth’slandwasformedintoonebigsupercontinentcalledPangaea,whichiswhywefindfossilsfromthesamedinosaursonmorethanonecontinent.
Velociraptor
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animatronics Usingtechnologytoanimatemotorizedmodels.
apex Top-most,highest-ranking.
Appalachia DuringtheCretaceousPeriod,theeasternareaofthelandmassthatwouldbecomethecontinentofNorthAmerica.
archosaurs The“rulingreptiles”groupincludingdinosaurs,crocodilesandpterosaurs.
avian Bird-like.
binocularvision Theabilitytomaintainfocusonanobjectwithbotheyes,creatingasinglevisualimageandindicatingdepthperception.
bi-pedalismWalkingontwofeet;aformofterrestriallocomotionwhereanorganismmovesonitstworearlimbs,orlegs.Ananimalthatusuallymovesinabi-pedalmannerisknownasabiped,meaning“twofeet.”
bonebed Alayerofrockwithaverylargenumberoffossilsoftenformedwhenfloodsorvolcaniceruptionsquicklyoverwhelmedgroupsofdinosaurs.
BoneWarsA period of intense rivalry between two paleontologists (Edward Drinker Cope andOthnielCharlesMarsh)attheendofthe19thcenturytoseewhocouldcollectthemostfossilsandidentifythemostnewspeciesofdinosaurs.
carcass Deadbodyofananimal.
carnivore Ananimalthatfeedsonthefleshofotheranimals.
cervical Pertainingtotheneck.
ChicxulubCraterAncientimpactcraterbeneaththeYucatanPeninsulainMexicocreatedapproximately65 million years ago, believed to have begun a series of global events and climatechangesleadingtothedinosaurs’extinction.
cladisticanalysis Biologicalsystematicsthatclassifyorganismsintohierarchicalgroups,basedonthebranchingsofdifferentgroupsfromacommonancestor.
Cleveland-LloydQuarry ANationalNaturalLandmarkintheSanRafaelSwellnearCleveland,Utah.ItcontainsthedensestconcentrationofJurassicdinosaurfossilsfoundthusfar.
cold-blooded Animalsthatrelyupontheoutsidetemperaturetoregulatetheirbodytemperature.
convergentevolution Whenunrelatedspeciesdevelopsimilarbiological traits; forexample,wings inbatsandbirds,orfacialhornsinaRhinocerosandTriceratops.
coprolite Fossilizeddinosaurdung.
CretaceousEra 145to65millionyearsago.
DashanpuQuarryAsiteintheSichuanProvinceofChinawheremanydinosaurfossils,includingsevenspeciesoftheropods,tenspeciesofsauropods,fourstegosaurs,andapterosaur,havebeenfound.
digit Fingerortoe.
dinosaur Literalmeaningis“terriblelizard”.Dinosaurs,whichlivedmillionsofyearsago,wereoneofseveralkindsofprehistoricreptilesthatlivedduringtheMesozoicEra.
GLOSSARY
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evolutionChangeinthegeneticcompositionofapopulationduringsuccessivegenerations,asaresultofnaturalselectionofthegeneticvariationamongindividuals,andresultinginthedevelopmentofnewspecies.
excavate Todigintheearthcarefullyinordertofindburiedobjects,suchasskeletons.
extant Stillalive,notextinct.
extinct
Theceasingtoexistofaspecies,suchasaplantoranimal,whosenumbersdeclinedtothepointwherethelastmemberofthespeciesdiedandnonewmembersofthespeciescouldeveragainbeborn.Speciesbecomeextinctwhentheyareunabletoadapttochangesintheenvironmentorcompeteeffectivelywithotherorganisms.
fieldgearEquipment needed by dinosaur hunters ranging from simple hand tools such ashammers, chisels and shovels to earth-moving equipment such as bulldozers andtrucks.
fieldjackets Plaster-soakedburlap“bandages”—muchlikeacastwhichprotectsabrokenarm—thatkeepfragilefossilpiecestogetherandstableduringtransporttothelaboratory.
fossil “Havingbeendugup.” The remainsofa living thingwhichhasbeenburied in theground,replacedbymineralsandturnedtostone.
furcula The“wishbone”foundinbirds,formedbythefusingofthetwoclavicles,whichhasalsobeenfoundintheropods.
gastroliths Stomachstonesthataidedwithdigestioninsomeherbivores;gizzardstones.
Gondwana LargelandmassformedfromthecontinentsthatwouldbecomeSouthAmerica,Africa,Australia,andAntarctica.
herbivore Ananimalthateatsplants.
holotype Thespecimenorsampleusedintheoriginaldescriptionofaspecies.
ichnite Fossilizedfootprint.
JurassicEra 200to145millionyearsago.
juvenile Young,notfullygrown.
Laramadia DuringtheCretaceousPeriod,thewesternareaofthelandmassthatwouldbecomethecontinentofNorthAmerica.
Laurasia Large landmass formed from the continents that would become North America,EuropeandAsia.
mammalAnyofaclassofwarm-bloodedhighervertebratesthatnourishtheiryoungwithmilk,secretedbymammaryglands,havetheskinusuallymoreor lesscoveredwithhair,andincludeshumans.
massextinction Theprocessinwhichhugenumbersofspeciesdieoutsuddenly.Thedinosaurs(andmanyotherspecies)becameextinct,possiblybecauseofanasteroidthathittheearth.
medullarybone Atypeofsofttissuefoundinthelegbonesofpresent-dayfemalebirdsonlyduringovulation.
MesozoicEraThisera(“TheAgeofReptiles”)occurredfrom250to65millionyearsago.Itisdividedinto the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous Periods, when dinosaurs, mammals andfloweringplantsevolved.
Mya Millionyearsago.Alsocanbewrittenas“mya”.
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naturalselection
A process whereby helpful traits (those that increase the chance of survival andreproduction) become more common in a population while harmful traits becomeincreasinglyrare.Individualswithadvantageoustraitsaremorelikelytosurviveandreproduce,resultinginmoreindividualsofthenextgenerationinheritingthosetraits.
nostrils Theholesinthenosethroughwhichairpassesduringbreathing.
omnivore Ananimalthatfeedsoneverything.
ornithopod Bird-hippeddinosaurs.Allthesedinosaurswereherbivores.
oviparous Reproductionbyproducingeggsthathatchoutsideofthebody.
paleontologist Ascientistwhodealswiththelifeofpastgeologicalperiodsasknownbyfossilremains.
Pangea TheglobalsupercontinentformedduringthePaleozoicEra,whicheventuallyseparatedandformedthecontinentswerecognizetoday.
permineralization Whenmineral-richgroundwaterpermeatesacellorplantwallanddepositsmineralsinthespacesthatonceheldgasorliquidinthelivingorganism.
predator Ananimalthathunts,catchesandeatsotheranimals(theprey).
prehistoric Thetimebeforehumansbegantorecordevents.
preparators Labworkerswhopreparefossilsforfutureexaminationanduse.
prey Ananimalthatishuntedandeatenbyotheranimals.
protofeathers “Firstfeathers”orthefilament-likeprecursorstofeathersthatsomedinosaurshad.
pterosaur
“Wingedlizards”whohadanelongatedfourthfingerthatsupportedamembranouswing.FirstevolvedinthelatterthirdoftheTriassicPeriodandsurviveduntiltheendoftheCretaceous.Theseanimalswerenotdinosaursbutwerecloselyrelatedtobothdinosaursandcrocodiles.
quadrupedalism Aformofanimallocomotionwithfourlimbsorlegs.Ananimalthatusuallymovesthiswayisknownasaquadruped,meaning“fourfeet”.
reptilesAclassofair-breathingscalybodiedvertebratesincludingalligatorsandcrocodiles,lizards,snakes,turtlesandextinctrelatedforms(likedinosaursandpterosaurs)thatlayeggswhicharefertilizedinternally.
sauropodLizard-hipped/footed,quadrupeddinosaurs,suchasdiplodocids,brachiosauridsandtitanosaurs.Thesedinosaurswereherbivoresandweresomeofthelargestanimalsevertoliveonland.
scute Abonyplateembeddedintheskin,foundonarmoreddinosaursandonthelegsofmodernbirds;madeofthesamekeratinproteinfoundinfeathers.
sedimentaryrock Rockformedfromlayersofsedimentlikemud,siltandsandcarriedbywater,iceandwind;itisakindofrockwherefossilsarefound.
serrated Sharpandjagged,notched,orsaw-like.
snout Thenose,jawandfrontpartofthefaceonananimal’shead.
theropod Beast-footeddinosaurs,includingallosaurs,tyrannosaursandoviraptors.Allofthesedinosaurswerecarnivores.
tracefossils Fossilsoffootprints,eggshells,nestsanddroppings.
trackways Pathsoffootprintfossils.
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TriassicPeriod 250to200millionyearsago.
vertebrae Thebonesegmentsinthespine.
WesternInteriorSeaway DuringtheCretaceousPeriod,theshallow,inlandseadividingthecontinentthatwouldbecomeNorthAmerica.
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National Curriculum StandardsScience K-4Science As Inquiry:Abilitiesnecessarytodoscientific
inquiryLife Science:LifecyclesoforganismsEarth And Space Science:ChangesinearthandskyScience And Technology:Abilitiesoftechnological
design;Understandingaboutscienceandtechnology
History Of Nature And Science:Scienceasahumanendeavor
5-8Science As Inquiry:Abilitiesnecessarytodoscientific
inquiryLife Science: DiversityandadaptationsoforganismsEarth And Space Science: Earth’shistory
Science And Technology:Abilitiesoftechnologicaldesign;Understandingaboutscienceandtechnology
History And Nature Of Science:Scienceasahumanendeavor;Historyofscience
9-12Science As Inquiry:Abilitiesnecessarytodoscientific
inquiryLife Science:BehavioroforganismsEarth And Space Science:Originandevolutionofthe
earthsystemScience And Technology:Abilitiesoftechnological
design;Understandingaboutscienceandtechnology
History And Nature Of Science:Scienceasahumanendeavor;Historicalperspectives
Technology 1. Creativity and Innovationc.usemodelsandsimulationstoexplorecomplex
systemsandissues.
3. Research and Information Fluencyb.locate,organize,analyze,evaluate,synthesize,and
ethicallyuseinformationfromavarietyofsourcesandmedia.
d.processdataandreportresults.
4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
b.planandmanageactivitiestodevelopasolutionorcompleteaproject.
c.collectandanalyzedatatoidentifysolutionsand/ormakeinformeddecisions.
Mathematics
Number and Operations• Understandnumbers,waysofrepresenting
numbers,relationshipsamongnumbers,andnumbersystems
• Understandmeaningsofoperationsandhowtheyrelatetooneanother
• Computefluentlyandmakereasonableestimates
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Algebra• Usemathematicalmodelstorepresentand
understandquantitativerelationships
Geometry• Applytransformationsandusesymmetrytoanalyze
mathematicalsituations• Usevisualization,spatialreasoning,andgeometric
modelingtosolveproblems
Measurement• Understandmeasurableattributesofobjectsand
theunits,systems,andprocessesofmeasurement
• Applyappropriatetechniques,tools,andformulastodeterminemeasurements.
Data Analysis and Probability• Formulatequestionsthatcanbeaddressedwith
dataandcollect,organize,anddisplayrelevantdatatoanswerthem
• Selectanduseappropriatestatisticalmethodstoanalyzedata
Process• Reasoningandproof• Connections
GeographyPhysical Systems:UnderstandthephysicalprocessesthatshapethepatternsofEarth’ssurface.
The Uses of Geography:Understandhowtoapplygeographytointerpretthepast.
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