Natural History Museum of Utah Research Quest Live
Natural History Museum of Utah

Older kids who need a dose of science instruction will enjoy the Natural History Museum of Utah’s new series called Research Quest Live.

Mystery Science: Where Can You Find Whales in the Desert?
Mystery Science

In this Mystery, students explore the idea that the rock under our feet sometimes contains fossils, and investigate how these fossils reveal changes in habitat through time.

DK Find Out! Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life
DK

Uncover fun facts and videos all about prehistoric life and the age of the dinosaurs, and how plant-eaters and the meat-eaters lived long ago.

DK Find Out! Fossils
DK

The only reason that we know giant dinosaurs and other extinct animals existed is because their remains have been preserved as fossils.

Arizona Science Center: Familiar Fossils
Arizona Science Center

There are three different kinds of fossils that paleontologists look for: body fossils, trace fossils, and cast and mold fossils.

Brains On! Dinosaur Bones: How Do We Know Their Age?
Brains On!

We find out how scientists look at the rock and elements AROUND a fossil to figure out its age.

OLogy: Buried Bones
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Bury chicken bones in plaster of Paris to see the challenges paleontologists face when excavating fossils.

OLogy: Finding Fossils
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Anyone can find fossils. This handy guide tells you where to look and what to do.

OLogy: Layers of Time
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

How do your fossil-sorting skills stack up? Put them to the test with this kid-friendly online puzzle.

OLogy: In Pictures - Fossils
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

A paleontologist travels to Antarctica to collect fossil evidence.

OLogy: Identification Adventure
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Reconstruct and identify a fossil skeleton.

OLogy: Meet the OLogist - John Flynn
OLogy (American Museum of Natural History)

Find out how paleontologist John Flynn answered kids’ questions.