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If you're looking for some great media suggestions for your kids--look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your 8-14 year old or some classic holiday movies, you're sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.
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Dinosaur Web Sites
Dinosaur Treks Professor L. Hacker is calling on you to help him catch a thief! Dinosaur bones have been stolen from Dinosaur Treks, a virtual reality museum filled with all the clues -- and passwords -- you'll need to succeed. In the museum's lobby, click on the different objects to learn everything you can about dinosaurs. Find the password, and then you can take the elevator to the first floor. Each floor will broaden your knowledge about dinosaurs. On the third floor, you get a chance to catch the thief.
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Dinosaur Times Can you sort prehistoric creatures into their correct time periods? Use the clues provided and see how many you get right! This one is tough, but keep trying.
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OLogy -- Paleontology Ology simply means "the study of." When you put Paleo, which means "really old," in front of Ology, you get the study of really old things, like dinosaurs. Learn how dinosaurs are organized into families that are grouped together based on the characteristics that they share: a three-toed foot; or a hole in the hip socket. Collect online "Ology" cards along the way.
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BBC -- Walking With Dinosaurs Did you know that there were webcams 200 million years ago? Neither did we, but at this site you can do a little dinosaur spotting, play an extinction game, and help Big Al grow to maturity. Life was tough in the Jurassic!
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Dinosaur Floor You may have heard the theory that dinos became extinct after a giant meteor or asteroid hit Earth, creating a chain of disasters that wiped out their food supply. But that's not the only explanation. There might have been an orbital shift of Earth or possibly a supernova of a nearby star. Another theory says volcanoes made life too hot, while another guess is that disease took its toll. What's true? Visit this site and see which theory you think is correct.
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Bone Yard Funding has run out at the museum! All your reference materials have been moved to a library off-site. All the more-experienced scientists have been reassigned. It's up to you to sort through all the old fossil specimens and bones and try to put them back together again. Just pick the level of difficulty you want in this fun game, pull open a drawer, and get started. Hint: if you have the bone in the right place, there's a different sound. Let's see, the hipbone's connected to...?
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Zoom Dinosaurs Cool animations and tons of great scientific information...it's dino-rific! There's a geologic time scale, a dino dictionary, and lots of activities and links. You'll also find some printable fun and jokes that are real "groaners," such as this: Why did the dinosaur cross the road? Answer: Because the chicken hadn't evolved yet!
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