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How Heavy Is Your Pet Dinosaur?
Walker, Mark David
School Science Review, v101 n377 p45-49 Jun 2020
How heavy is your pet "Tyrannosaurus rex"? Accurately ascertaining the mass of a large carnivorous dinosaur is a challenging task for most students. Here, a simple method using model dinosaurs and some straightforward mathematics is provided. This is considerably more practical and safer than weighing the living dinosaur itself.
Descriptors: Paleontology, Scientific Concepts, Models, Science Activities, Active Learning, Mathematics Activities
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