What Teeth Tell Us
Are those sharp, pointy dinosaur teeth all the better to eat you with? Or are they designed for tough vegetation? Examine dinosaur teeth as a paleontologist would.
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In this classroom activity, created to complement the Museum's Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries exhibit, young students investigate what paleontologists can tell from a dinosaur's teeth.
- The activity opens with background information for teachers about dinosaur teeth.
- Students begin by looking at animal photos and describing each creature's teeth.
- They then conduct an experiment that helps them differentiate between the teeth of meat-eaters and plant-eaters .
- The activity concludes with a student worksheet that challenges them to identify meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs.
Approximately 1 period
SubtopicFossil Dinosaurs and Birds