Resources for Educators: T. rex: The Ultimate Predator

T. rex Educator's Guide

Get an advance look at the exhibition's major themes and what your class will encounter. This six-page guide for K-12 educators includes a Map of the Exhibition, Essential Questions (important background content), Teaching in the Exhibition (self-guided explorations), a Come Prepared Checklist, Correlation to Standards, and a Glossary.

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Note about the virtual reality experience: Please note that due to the time required to complete the virtual reality experience in T. rex: The Ultimate Predator, this interactive is not available to school groups. The exhibition includes a number of other activities for school groups, including touchable casts and a 30-foot interactive wall featuring a Cretaceous forest.

Phenomenon-Based Activity Sets

Use these activities to help students explore a natural phenomenon before, during, and after your visit to the Museum. Download PDFs of the full activities below; editable worksheets are also available as Word documents.

Grades K-2
Phenomenon: Fossil evidence shows that Tyrannosaurus rex hatchlings were small and adults were really big.

Grades 3-5
Phenomenon: Fossil evidence shows that Tyrannosaurus rex hatchlings were small and adults were really big.

Grades 6-8
Phenomenon: Ancient animals in the fossil record have similarities to and differences from modern animals.

Grades 9-12
Phenomenon: Ancient animals in the fossil record have similarities to and differences from modern animals.

Standalone Worksheets 

These standalone students worksheets can be used on their own to support the exploration of the entire exhibition. 

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