This online computer game deals with why allosaurs hunted as they did, as well as how. The student needs to balance the need for food for energy and growth with the risk of being savaged by one's potential prey or killed outright by another allosaur. The "Big Al" starts out as a 0.2 kg hatchling and ends up as a hunter of sauropods and a parent to the next generation of allosaurs. On this Starting ... Full description.

This site features Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions in geologic dating. The questions examine zircon formation and relative and absolute dating. The site also includes links to more information on Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT), and to a page devoted to assessment for information and ideas on how to evaluate student responses when using this method. Full description.

This site from SERC features Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) warm up questions about Neanderthals and modern humans. The questions examine Neanderthals and how they differ from modern humans, why early human ancestors dispersed from Africa, and what DNA studies tell us about human migrations and populations. Full description.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) Paleontology Divisions offers educational resources on their website. Resources include booklets on geologic time, fossils, dinosaurs, and plate tectonics. Users can follow links to USGS resources including teaching sources and general interest information and non-USGS resources. Full description.

In this exercise from SERC's Starting Point, students measure a topographic and geologic cross-section across a floodplain by simple surveying and auguring techniques. This example demonstrates how basic GIS elements can enhance learning by adding spatial context and introducing mapping techniques. GIS elements encourage students to consider the spatial context of field observations, introduce GPS ... Full description.

University of California's Museum of Paleontology has created a hyperlinked Geologic Timeline with all sorts of details about each time unit that may be useful later in the course. Each hyperlink contains a variety of information including stratigraphy, ancient life, localities and tectonics associated with that specific time period. Users can also link to an Introduction to Geology page and a description ... Full description.

Hosted by the University of Arizona library, this clearinghouse offers access to diverse sites related to paleontology and fossils. Categories include: associations, clubs and societies; bibliographies; careers and employment; courses; collections and collection catalogs; colleges and universities; commercial and companies; computers and mathematical modeling; dinosaurs; evolution and extinction; ... Full description.

This website is part of the online version of the Miller Museum of Geology (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario). The website includes exhibits on the origin of the Earth, of cells, the Ediacaran fauna, and other assemblages of Proterozoic animals. This is a useful site for images and information regarding the dawn of animal life on Earth. Full description.

The Sternberg Museum of Natural History Museum homepage contains information about the museum and its exhibits. The museum features many permanent exhibits such as life size dinosaur dioramas and a demonstration laboratory as well as traveling exhibits and shows. Users can find information on visiting the museum, public programs, museum publication, education, local weather data and more. Full description.

This Starting Point page provides a broad collection of data visualization links for atmosphere, biosphere, climate system, energy and cycles, Earth history and time, Earth's surface, human dimensions, hydrosphere and cryosphere, oceans, solar system and solid Earth. A link to WorldWatcher software, which features free software for analysis and visualization of a large variety of Earth Science data, ... Full description.