Back to the top Museum activities Size comparison Children could make a list of dinosaurs that are smaller than them, and ones that are bigger. Alternatively, they could indicate this on a pre-prepared list of dinosaurs that they have to find, in the exhibition. Measuring actual size Record the length of various dinosaur skeletons using non-standard measures such as paces of handspans. Scale models Some skeletons are accompanied by scale models of the whole dinosaur. Work out the scale of the model by using non-standard measures as in the activity above.
Data cards Give each child some data cards from the data file.
As the children go around the exhibition, see if they can add any information to the cards. Alternatively, try to create more cards for other dinosaurs using information in the exhibition.