This cute webquest activity called “What did T. Rex taste like?” comes from Berkeley. This online activity addresses how life is related. The parts teaching how to read and use a cladogram are very well done. It clearly demonstrates how scientists use different features from living animals and fossils to determine how closely certain organisms are related to one another (for example, why Tyrannosaurux rex is considered by most to be more closely related to birds than to reptiles like crocodiles). Life science and biology teachers, be sure to bookmark this one!
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What did T. Rex taste like?
Posted in Education, Evolution with tags Berkeley, Biology, cladogram, Education, Evolution, high school, junior high, life science, phylogeny, science, t. rex, teachers, tyrannosaurus rex on July 2, 2008 by airtightnoodleT. Rex protein confirms bird-dinosaur link
Posted in Evolution with tags Biology, birds, dinosaurs, Evolution, fossils, science, tyrannosaurus rex on April 26, 2008 by airtightnoodleGo here for the article from National Geographic.
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