Further Research - Dinosaurs and Fossils on the Web
Follow the links below for Student Activities and for further information on Fossils , Dinosaurs and the Geological Time Scale
Student Activities
Classroom and Museum Activities (The Natural History Museum, London)
Creative Writing, Size and Scale, and Sorting and Comparing Dinosaur Data exercises.
Encyclopaedia Brittanica Discovery Dinosaurs Teacher Guide
Self-guided, interactive activities for junior and middle-school students.
Fossils
Prehistoric Life
Dinosaurs and Fossils
Two websites from Museum Victoria, containing information, images and resources which can be used to learn about the amazing life forms of the past.
Australian Museum Online, Palaeontology
Palaeontological research projects and collections at the Australian Museum.
Palaeontological Research Institution
Research, collections and education information and Earthtrips, a virtual journey into Earth history, from the Palaeontological Research Institution in the United States.
The University of California, Museum of Palaeontology
Information about the collections, exhibitions and research programs at the Museum of Palaeontology, together with educational resources and activities for students, teachers and the general public.
Discovery Online, Raising the Mammoth Weblinks
Links to sites on the history of the mammoth, including articles exploring the reasons for their extinction.
Palaeontology: the Window to Science Education
An article by Richard Stucky, Chief Curator at the Denver Museum of Natural History, Colorado, USA, discussing the importance of palaeontology in education.
Dinosaurs
Polar Dinosaurs in Australia
Information from U.S. Geological Survey about the fossils found at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria.
Dinosaur Dreaming
Research from the Palaeolab at Monash University, including information on polar dinosaurs and the Victorian fossil sites at Inverloch and Dinosaur Cove.
Dinosaurs of Queensland
Details from the Museum of Queensland of some dinosaurs which lived in north-eastern Australia 100 million years ago.
Discovering Dinosaurs at the Academy of Natural Sciences
Resources include a virtual tour of the Acadamy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia's Dinosaur Hall.
Royal Tyrrell Museum
Site relating to the "Walking with Dinosaurs" television series, including dinosaur fact files and articles, at the ABC and BBC:
ABC Online - Walking With Dinosaurs
BBC Online - Walking With Dinosaurs
Dino Russ's Lair
A site by Dino Russ, from the Illinois State Geological Survey, which includes an extensive, annotated collection of links to dinosaur and vertebrate palaeontology sites, including the Dinosaur Encylopaedia 4.0 and Dinosauria Online and the Index to Dinosaur Questions, which is a collection of answers to questions about dinosaurs.
Geological Time Scale
Geologic Time
An online copy of the book Geologic Time by William L. Newman, fronm the U.S. Geological Survey.
