Fossils/Reptiles/Dinosaurs

• See "All About Fossils"

• Have children do fossil rubs from stencils

• Make edible fossils using wedding mints recipe and leaf molds

Mix 3 oz. of cream cheese with 3 cups of powdered sugar.  Add 1/4 tsp. of peppermint extract and green food coloring. 

• Using different colors of playdough (to simulate mud, sand, clay, and dirt) and a plastic dinosaur, show how fossils are made. 

• See "Mrs. Frizzle Busasaurus"

• See Reading Rainbow dinosaur video

• Get out dinosaur puzzles, plastic dinosaurs, and books

• See "What Happened to the Dinosaurs?" video

• See "Dinosaurs: Fun, Fact, or Fantasy" video

• Research a dinosaur using research form on www.enchantedlearning.com

• Write a two paragraph research paper and illustrate

Additional ideas:

Use dinosaur footprint sponge.  Make a print and write about the dinosaur footprint fossil you found

Dinosaur/Fossils websites

http://pbskids.org/dinosaurtrain/ - fun website

http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/de/webquests/dino/dinowq.htm  dinosaur webquest

http://www.mce.k12tn.net/dinosaurs/dinosaurs_fact_list.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/buildadino/  build a dinosaur

http://dsc.discovery.com/dinosaurs/dinosaur-videos/dinosaur-videos.html  videos

http://www.brainpop.com/science/seeall/  fossils movie

http://www.sdnhm.org/exhibits/mystery/interactives.html  fossil puzzles

http://www.abc.net.au/dinosaurs/dino_playground/default.htm  dinosaur puzzles

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/skeleton_jigsaw/  skeleton puzzles

http://www.gamequarium.com/dinosaurs.html  dinosaur games

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/tour/home.htm  dinosaur games

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/dinosaurs/online.htm  dinosaur games

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