Dinosaur Expedition 2003
Dinosaur Expedition 2003
Created by Project Exploration

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These five activities are adapted from A Walk with an Expedition by Paul C. Sereno and Gabrielle H. Lyon. Each lesson is designed for 5-8th graders and should take approximately forty-five-minutes. Every activity is supported with a thematic glossary, bibliography, annotated list of links and images from the DE03 photo gallery.

* Please note: activities are adaptable for younger students and lend themselves to hands-on implementations.

Project Exploration thanks Gloria Dobry, Chicago Board of Education, for her help in aligning these activities to Illinois State Goals and Chicago Academic Standards.
 

 

Pack the Truck (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
How are you going to get more than a dozen people across the Sahara and back? In this activity decide how to pack the Land Rovers and calculate what you are allowed to bring along.

A Secret Message (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Niger is a country of many cultures In this activity you will learn about nomadic Touaregs’ traditional culture and decode a message in Tifnar – the written language of the Touareg people
Where to Look (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Luck is part of finding fossils, but hard work and research are even more important. How does the team know where to start looking? In this activity use geographic maps, geologic maps and research reports to decide where to look for dinosaur fossils.
How to Dig a Dinosaur in 10 Easy Steps
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You’ve made the dinosaur discovery of a lifetime. But the 135 million year old fossil bones are fragile – how are you going to get them out of the ground? In this activity work step by step to excavate and jacket a dinosaur bone.
A Skeletal Plan (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Did you know that you can match almost every bone in your skeleton with those in the skeleton of a dinosaur? In this activity compare a human skeleton with the skeleton of a predatory dinosau
 
 
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