Field Trip Guide
Dinosaurs and Fossils
Life Science
Chaperone’s Name:
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Please Remember: Chaperones must stay with students at
all times and are responsible for the safety of their students
and the exhibits they visit.
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Photo © Nicolaus Czarnecki
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Reinforce student learning by asking questions such as:
• What do you notice? • How do you know? • Why do you think that?
• Have you ever seen anything like this before? Thank you for being a Museum chaperone!
Photo © Nicolaus Czarnecki
Photo © Nicolaus Czarnecki
Learn about Dinosaurs and Fossils
Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic
Colossal Fossil: Triceratops Cliff
Blue Wing, Lower Level
Blue Wing, Lower Level
A Triceratops skeleton, a full-size Tyrannosaurus rex model, fossils, a
dinosaur track way, and interactives engage students and encourage
them to think like scientists. Check out the nearby Colossal Fossil:
Triceratops Cliff exhibit. What specific features do you notice about
the Triceratops?
The evidence we collect from fossils tells an amazing tale of animal
adaptation. Get an up-close look at Cliff, a real Triceratops skeleton,
and examine the evidence that dinosaurs left behind more than 65
million years ago.
Starting Points:
• Compare the physical characteristics of the Triceratops
and T. rex dinosaurs. How are they the similar? How are
they different?
Starting Points:
• Compare the T. rex and Triceratops models. Which dinosaur do you think moved faster?
• Look for dinosaur footprints. What can you learn by studying footprints?
• How would the teeth you see in the T. rex’s mouth help it
survive? Why do you think the Triceratops has different
teeth than the T. rex?
Photo © Michael Malyzsko
• How does our real fossil, “Triceratops Cliff,” compare to the model Triceratops skeleton?
Live Animal Presentation
Natural Mysteries
Shapiro Family Science Live! Stage
Green Wing, Lower Level
Blue Wing, Lower Level
20 mins (check the Museum map/guide for presentation schedule).
With help from members of the Museum’s live animal collection,
educators address behaviors, environments, classification, and
adaptations. Observe a live animal and consider the characteristics
and adaptations that help it live in its environment.
Starting Points:
• What do dinosaurs have in common with the animal
presented?
Examine hundreds of real animal, plant, and fossil specimens
from the Museum’s collection and learn how scientists group
them based on their characteristics.
Starting Points:
• What types of fossils do you see?
• What can we learn about plants and animals by looking at their fossils?
Museum Floor Plan
L2
Level 2
BLUE WING
GREEN WING
THE GREEN WING, LEVEL 2 IS CLOSED for construction of
the Museum's newest large-scale exhibit, the Hall of Human
Life. Please check mos.org for updates.
L3
Art &
Science
Gallery
Cahners
Theater
Level 3
Butterfly Garden
Seeing Is Deceiving
• Weems Sculptures
• Brad Washburn Exhibit
• Bees
Take Green Wing
elevator UP to Level 3
(from LL or L1)
Hall of Human Life
Opening
Late 2013
Special Exhibits
Main entry via
Soundstair
Red Wing, Level 1
Bridge Closed
Wright
Theater
Theater of
Electricity
The Light
House
Investigate!
Ongoing Renovation
Accessible route via Freight Elevator,
Green Wing, Level 1
L1
3-D Digital Cinema
Level 1
Mapping
CC
Cosmic Light
The Virtual FishTank
Math Moves!
Making
Models
GREEN WING
Charles Hayden
Planetarium
..
Discovery
Center
Simulator
Experience
Mugar
Omni Theater
CC
AD
Special Exhibits
Innovative
Gordon
Current Science Engineers
& Technology
Center
To the
Moon
New England
Habitats
Riverview Café
?
Atrium
IN
Box
Office
I N F O
ATM
WELCOME
Access to
Mugar Omni Theater
Lower Level
• Suit/Cabot Lab
• Live Animal Exhibit
• Tamarins
GREEN WING
Shapiro
Family
Science
Live! Stage
Rocks from
Around the World
WeatherWise
Take stairs to Lower Level
BLUE WING
Audiokinetic
Sculpture
Energized!
Machines &
Transportation
Accessible route to
Theater of Electricity
and WeatherWise
Nanotechnology
Beyond the X-Ray
Lower Lobby
A Bird’s
World
Accessibility Services
Lost & Found (or call 617-589-0319)
First Aid and other emergencies
Lost Children: instruct children to report here
Foreign Language Guides
Wheelchairs, Electric Scooters,
Strollers, Semi-Private Nursing Area access
Parking Payment
Segway® Experience
Colby
Room
Take Level 1 Red Wing elevator
or stairs DOWN to Lower Level
Level 1
Theater of
Electricity
T. Rex
Membership
Booth
Take Level 1 Red Wing
elevator or stairs UP
I N F O
Mathematica
Cahners
ComputerPlace
OUT
Polage
Soundstair
Museum Store
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Engineering Design Workshop
Stearns Hall
Globe
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Museum Then and Now
BLUE WING
RED WING
LL
Science in the Park
Elevator
Stairwell
Restrooms
Natural
Mysteries
Take a
Closer Look
Triceratops Cliff
Chick Hatchery
Dinosaurs
Coatroom & Lockers
ATM Cash Machine
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Assistive Listening
Parking
AD
Audio Descriptions
Separate paid
ticket required
Food
Accessible
Baby changing facilities available in most restrooms.
Nursing: Anywhere in the Museum is fine.
Living on
the Edge
Braille
CC
Closed Captioning
Exhibits subject to change.
What Did You Learn about Dinosaurs and Fossils?
Please answer the following questions with your students, then return this page to the teacher.
Chaperone’s Name: ______________________________________________________________________
As a group, write about three experiences or exhibits that you enjoyed.
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Choose two group members to draw or describe interesting things that you saw:
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What is one question about dinosaurs or fossils that your group wants to learn
more about?