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This activity (on pages 23-27) lets learners simulate the work of scientists who take core samples of Earth's rocky layers to determine geological history.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this online interactive, learners use fossils to infer temperatures 55 million years ago, at the sites where the fossils were found.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, pairs of learners will create two make-believe dig sites by burying chicken bones in plaster of Paris--a powder that hardens when wet.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity (page 1 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Dinosaurs), learners will model how paleontologists estimate the age of fossil discoveries by extracting “fossil” playing cards from newspa

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity with several mini experiments, learners explore the chemistry that helps scientists learn about the environment and how they can help save it.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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Learners imagine they are paleontologists in Florida, where they find (remove from envelope) paper "fossils" of some unknown creature, only a few at a time.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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This activity (located on page 4 of the PDF under GPS: Baby Dinosaurs Activity) is a full inquiry investigation to determine the age of fossils based on where they are discovered.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours