Excavating Dinosaurs
Grades: 2 – 5
Duration: 45 minutes
Students will learn what fossils are and how they are formed, how a paleontologist finds and excavates them, and what tools and techniques are used. They will hear stories from the field, see actual dinosaur specimens, and get a behind the scenes look at the museum collections room and lab where fossils are prepared.
Appropriate ages:
Early Elementary School
Late Elementary School
Virtual resource
Class Main Type:
Academic
Resource Type:
Learning resource (class, curriculum, online tutoring, lecture series, etc.)
Class Subject(s):
Academic - General
Science - STEM - General
Nature
There is a cost for this resource:
$