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Creature Feature

Metric units, collecting/organizing data, probability

What if your neighborhood were filled with swamps and dinosaurs? Getting to school would sure be exciting!

You can learn things you never knew about dinosaurs in Creature Feature.

Start with the first activity below.

Dinosaurs Measure Up
Dinosaur Facts
All About Triceratops

 

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

  1. Print the Dinosaurs Measure Up Worksheet.
  2. Check out the dinosaur pictures below. (Click the Close button on each dino website to return here.)

    Triceratops Picture (at Dinoplanet)
    Allosaurus Picture (at Dinoplanet)
    Troodon Picture (at The Dinobase)

  3. 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.

  1. Print the Dinosaur Facts Worksheet.
  2. Check out each dinosaur data file in the list below. Record the data in the Dinosaur Fact Chart on your worksheet. (Click the Close button on the dinosaur website to return here.)

    Triceratops Data File (These data files are at the Natural History Museum, London.)
    Allosaurus Data File
    Troodon Data File

  3. Answer the questions on the worksheet.

When you're done with Dinosaur 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

  1. Print the All About Triceratops Worksheet.
  2. Answer the questions on the worksheet using the online Triceratops Data File at the Natural History Museum, London.
  3. When you're finished, click the Close button on the triceratops website to return here.

Now check out the Triceratops Data File.

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