The Dinosaur Museum

Teacher’s tips

Level of education: Elementary School

Subject: Sciences

Age: 08 to 12 years old

Paleontology is a topic that delights all ages. Gigantic and frightening animals spark the imagination. In this game the child is taken to know a little about the history of the biggest animals that the planet Earth has ever had. Each piece on display has valuable information to explore. If possible, associate the game with a virtual or face-to-face visit to the museum closest to your city.

Pedagogical goals

• Present the study of fossils and past biodiversity;
• Understand the importance of studying the past in understanding the present;
• Understand changes in the environment and in living beings over time;
• Know some characteristics of dinosaurs: teeth, fossils, replicas, eggs, footprints;
• Recognize the kinship between current living beings and others that are already extinct;
• Recognize some species of dinosaurs and their characteristics;
• Realize that living beings have a life cycle, that is, they appear and disappear;
• Identify the periods of phenomena that occurred on Earth through the study of fossils;
• Fix knowledge acquired in the classroom;