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Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Dinosaur footprint fossil

How did dinosaurs leave fossils behind?

Hands-on Activities

Using a toy dinosaur and some plaster of Paris, learn how dinosaur footprints could become fossils.

How big were dinosaurs?

How big were dinosaurs?

Hands-on Activities

Some dinosaurs were very big! Compare the sizes of different dinosaurs to the sizes of familiar objects you see in your community.

Wooden sieves

Design & Build a Soil Sifter

Lessons

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a sifter that separates soil according to particle size.

Jordan Mallon

Jordan Mallon

Career Profiles

Research Scientist in Palaeobiology

Jordan Mallon is a research scientist in palaeobiology for the Canadian Museum of Nature.