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Museum of the North

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    Fossils & Dinosaurs Activities

     

    Activities

    • How Could Baby Dinosaurs Live in the Arctic? (Science Journal for Kids)
    • Ice Age Puppets
    • Ice Excavation
    • Make an Impression Fossil
    • Mini Fossil Dig
    • Oobleck Dig Site
    • Prehistoric Animal Art
    • Ugrunaaluk Coloring Sheet


    Bones Activities

           

     

    Paintbrush brushing sand away from a small plastic fish toy, encased in plaster of Paris.

    MIni Fossil Dig example.

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    Links and Resources

     

    UAMN Earth Sciences Collection

    Dinosaurs on Alaska's North Slope

    Alaska Paleontology Information 

    Thalattosaur: Racing the Tide (video)

    Tracking Dinosaurs Across Alaska (video presentation)

    An adult and two children look at dinosaur skeletons and a dinosaur mural in a museum lobby.

    UAMN photo by Jennifer Arseneau.


     

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