Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, but their story didn’t end when they disappeared. In this engaging, student-friendly slide deck, learners explore the surprising ways dinosaurs continue to influence the world we live in today. They’ll discover connections between dinosaurs and fossil fuels, modern birds, mammals, evolution, and the changing world around them.
 
Designed to work as both a teacher-led classroom lesson or an asynchronous learning experience, this resource allows learners to move through the material at their own pace while building background knowledge and making connections between the prehistoric past and the world today.
 
Included:
 
Engaging instructional slide deck
 
Connections between dinosaurs and the modern world
 
13-minute PBS documentary to extend learning
 
Questions and opportunities for discussion and reflection
 
Student project: Become a Mesozoic Meteorologist!
 
Learners choose the Triassic, Jurassic, or Cretaceous Period and create their own weather report based on what Earth was like during that time
 
Opportunities to research, communicate information, and apply what they’ve learned
 
The big question:

If dinosaurs disappeared millions of years ago, how are they still part of our world today?
 
A flexible, low-prep resource for classrooms, homeschoolers, microschools, learning centers, or independent learners.