School Projects HOMEPAGE
Dinosaurs
Please see the information on dinosaurs in the Great Dinosaur Atlas (REF J567.9), Dinosaurs to Dodos (REF J560), and the Magic School Bus CD-ROM Dinosaurs found in the Children's Reference section of the Wilton Library, and try searching our catalog for the subject words dinosaurs, fossils, or prehistoric reptiles and juvenile (enter words with spaces between them). Don't forget to ask the librarian if there are books set aside on school reserve for this topic!
Mon, Fri: 10-6; Tue-Thur: 10-7; Sat: 10-5; Sun: 1-5 (Sept-June)
- American Museum of Natural History: Fighting Dinosaurs
- A virtual exhibit of dinosaurs from Mongolia.
- BillyBear4Kids.com
- Games, puzzles, projects, screen savers, and more.
- Carnegie's Dinosaurs
- Help the Carnegie Museum of Natural History find the dinosaur imposters, unscramble the mixed up dinosaur, create your own dinosaur, and test your dinosaur knowledge by solving riddles. The museum also provides a great list of dinosaur books and facts.
- Curse of the T. Rex
- From the Nova special on PBS Online, navigate the world of the T. Rex, find transcripts of the TV series, and learn what to look for if you want to dig up a dinosaur yourself. There is also a teacher's guide included.
- DINORAMA
- From National Geographic. Explore interesting things about dinosaurs including: why they needed feathers; dinosaur eggs; fossil finds; and how dinosaurs moved.
- Dinosaur Picture Gallery
- Wonderful pictures from Dinosauria Online.
- DinoWorld
- Explore online the world's largest dinosaur fossil exhibit ever.
- Discovering Dinosaurs
- This interactive site explores how our knowledge and ideas about dinosaurs have changed over the years. From Britannica Online.
- Discovery Channel Dinosaur Guide
- Learn more about the kinder, gentler T. Rex; explore the life of an allosaur; find where there a fossils in your area; and more.
- The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt
- From the National Geographic May 1996 article, go on your own virtual egg hunt. See also DINORAMA, another great site from National Geographic.
- Hadrosaurus
- Visit the site of the historic first dinosaur fossil find in 1858.
- Honolulu Community College's Dinosaurs
- Take an online tour of the offerings of this Hawaiin exhibit. View pictures, read text and listen to history teacher Rick Zeigler's talk about the exhibits.
- Jason's Dinosaur Site
- Visit the site, made by a kid to celebrate his love of dinosaurs. There are lots of neat pictures here.
- National Museum of Natural History -- Dinosaur Exhibits
- Explore all this Smithsonian museum's exhibits and collections relating to dinosaurs.
- Sue at The Field Museum
- Find out about Sue, the T. Rex, explore the dinosaur of the month, and see especially the "Just for Kids" section.
- The Wyoming Dinosaur Center
- The Dino-cave is just for kids and has trivia and news about dinosaurs.
- Zoom Dinosaurs
- This site is designed for young students and covers topics of dinosaur classification, dinosaur extinction and includes fun activities.