Reading Return to Unit List
, Book 2
Grade 2  
Unit 2: What's New
Fossils Tell of Long Ago
by Aliki

Internet Connection Activity
Dinosaur Fossils from Different Places    Cultural Perspectives
Dinosaurs in Hawaii
Connect to this link:
http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html


  1. Click on Triceratops Skull to begin exploring the dinosaur fossils.

  2. Click on the sound icon to hear a history teacher talk about the fossils. Click on the pictures to make them bigger.

  3. Click on the right arrow button to learn more.

  4. What is your favorite dinosaur? Write one thing you learned about it.

Was it... or Wasn't it?
Connect to this link:
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/trex/tarbosaurus.html


  1. Click the picture to see it enlarged.

  2. Then click the Back arrow.

  3. Learn about T. rex and a dinosaur like it from across the world.


Internet Connection Activity
Types of Dinosaurs    Find Out More
What's in a Name?
Connect to this link:
http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/fun/dinonames/index.html


  1. Click on a dinosaur. Read the riddle. Choose the dinosaur that answers the riddle.

  2. Click on the dinosaur’s name to hear it out loud. Write down the name of the dinosaur. Then choose Next to learn about the other dinosaurs.

  3. Practice reading the names of the four dinosaurs.

Dinosaur data files
Connect to this link:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/online/dinosaur_data_files.html


  1. Click Albertosaurus. Read the facts.

  2. Click Dinosaur list.

  3. Then click and learn about five more dinosaurs.

  4. Select your favorite dinosaur. Print and color its card.


Internet Connection Activity
Museums    Leveled Books
Boston Museum of Science
Connect to this link:
http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/


  1. Click Image Gallery.

  2. Click the lowest lever.

  3. Guess what the object is. Then click Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral to find out about it.

  4. Click next to go on.

Carpet Hunt
Connect to this link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/flowers/flowers/index.htm


  1. Follow the directions. Click a plant or animal.

  2. Learn about the pictures in the carpet.

  3. Click to learn more about this carpet.

  4. Take the quiz. Would you like to make a carpet collage?