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Creature
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Metric units, collecting/organizing data,
probability
What if
your neighborhood were filled with swamps and dinosaurs? Getting
to school would sure be fun!
You can
learn things you never knew about dinosaurs in Creature Feature.
Start with the first activity below.
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Dinosaurs
Measure Up
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Dinosaur
Facts
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About Tricerotops
Dinosaurs
Measure Up
Dinosaurs come
in all shapes and sizes. You're going to look at online pictures
of three different kinds of dinosaurs: the triceratops, the
allosaurus, and the troodon.
What You Do
- Print the Dinosaurs
Measure Up Worksheet.
- Check out the
dinosaur pictures below. (Remember to click the Back
button on your browser toolbar to return here.)
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Triceratops
Picture (at Dinoplanet)
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Allosaurus
Picture (at Dinoplanet)
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Troodon
Picture (at The Dinobase)
- Answer the questions
on the worksheet.
When you're done
with Dinosaurs Measure Up, go to Dinosaur
Facts.
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Dinosaur Facts
Now that you know
what a triceratops, an allosaurus, and a troodon look like,
learn more about them. Lots of interesting information about
dinosaurs is available on the Internet!
What You Do
The dinosaur data
files below are from the Natural History Museum website. Use
the data files to find the height, mass (weight), and length
of the triceratops, allosaurus, and troodon.
- Print the Dinosaur
Facts Worksheet.
- Check out each
dinosaur data file in the list below. Record the data in
the Dinosaur Fact Chart on your worksheet. (Remember to
click the Back button on your browser toolbar to
return here.)
- Answer the questions
on the worksheet.
When you're done
with Dinosaurs Facts, go find out All
About Triceratops .
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All
About Triceratops
Many
people find the triceratops to be one of the most interesting
dinosaurs that ever roamed the earth. Let's learn more about
this prehistoric creature.
What
You Do
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Answer
the questions on the worksheet using the online Triceratops
Data File at the Natural History Museum, London.
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When
you're finished, click the Back button on your
browser toolbar to return here.
Now check out the Triceratops
Data File.
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