 |
|
This new exhibition features cutting-edge research on sauropods — the most massive animals that ever walked the Earth. Explore new insights into how their colossal bodies functioned, and examine life-sized bones, muscles, internal organs, and more to discover the amazing anatomy of these massive creatures.
|
Use the Essential Questions to connect the exhibition's themes to your curriculum. You'll also find student activities designed for use before, during, and after your visit.
|
Students can examine fossils and gather clues from experts to find out how those massive sauropods lived. When they're done, they can download a sauropod poster and collect an OLogy card.
|
Could all of your students' footprints fit into that of an Apatosaurus? Find out with this hands-on activity.
|
Some dinosaur names are short, while others are lengthy tongue twisters. But all are infused with meaning. Examine the linguistic roots of these terrible (deinos) lizards (sauros).
|
How long have humans been on Earth compared to the length of time dinosaurs roamed the planet? Gain a new understanding of time by mapping out Earth’s history.
|
Like today’s crime-scene investigators, paleontologists study clues left behind. See firsthand what trackways — fossilized footprints — can tell them about dinosaur behavior.
|
What kind of fossil is a tooth? How about a nest of eggs? Examine the differences between body and trace fossils.
|
Students can create make-believe dig sites by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris, and then excavate the "fossils."
| |
April 2011
Thank you for subscribing to the Museum's Newsletter for Educators. To unsubscribe, see the bottom of this email. |
Museum Programs
W 5/4, 4-7pm
Join us for a special educator evening with Donald Johanson and Richard Leaky, renowned paleoanthropologists who discovered “Lucy” (Johanson) and “Turkana Boy” (Leaky).
Th 6/9, 8:30am–3pm
Join us to strengthen your ability to use the Museum in your science teaching.
Introduce the wonders of the Museum to your K–2 students. Enjoy hands-on exploration in a quiet, safe, and immersive exhibition space.
Middle- and high-school students can investigate life sciences in the state-of-the-art Sackler Educational Laboratory. Topics include Evolution and Environment, Human Origins, and DNA Isolation & Biotechnology.
More Museum Programs...
|
| |
 |
|
