Dinosaur Sites

The following sites are excellent for the dinosaur enthusiast in your family. The target age of the sites range from elementary school kids to adults. Many of these were provided by the Yahoo insert Access in the local paper. They were taken from the October 22, 2000 issue of Access, and edited by Kaesmene Harrison, Stephanie Rottenberg and Lauren Wiley.

BBC Online: Walking with Dinosaurs

This is an interactive adventure that will thrill both adults and children. You could spend hours clicking through Chronology, Fact Files, Dig Deeper and Dinosaur Worlds, viewing photos and video recreations of prehistoric life. There are also games, message boards, dinosaur-site links and other fun stuff, but you'll need a number of free plub-ins to view everything. This site is so vast, even a brontosaurus would have trouble covering all of the territory.

Sue at the Field Museum

Named for the woman who found her, Sue is the largest, best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever discovered. The giant T. rex exhibition is on the move and could be headed to your town within the next few years. Check out What's New with Sue? at The Field Museum of Chichago's site for Sue's itinerary. Thisinformative and entertaining site details the dig, fossil restoration and nationwide tour with colorful pictures and activities for kids, including a downloadable crossword puzzle and word search.

Dinosaur Safari

Dig up your 3-D glasses and get ready to go on the Unnatural Museum's virtual Dinosaur Safari. This simple site for all ages andwers out-of-the-ordinary questions: How did people react to the first dinosaur discoveries? Could Scientists create a real dinosaur today? The pictures are fun, even if you don't have a pair of red/blue 3-D glasses, and you may be surprised at what you learn here.

Dinosauria On-Line

Focused on the science of dinosaurs, this site is great for enthusiasts and researchers, but less so for the casual reader. Dinosauria On-line's Journal covers scholarly topics such as the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, as well as news and stolen-fossil alerts. The Omnipedia has paleontological and anatomical dictionaries, maps of ancient Earth, a gallery of fossil photos and dinosaur artwork and a useful list of Web links.

Zoom Dinosaurs

Built specifically for elementary school students, this site is ideal for educational and classroom use. Although its cluttered appearance is overwhelming, it's worth learning to navigate because it's packed with activities and information. Older students will find the guide on writing reports extremely helpful, while the little ones can print out custom coloring books. There's a dino dictionary, interactive quizzes, news and plenty of cool facts.

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