Internet and the World Wide Web
With
access to the Internet or the World Wide Web there are many information
resources available to you about fossils, dinosaurs or just about anything else
that might interest you. Here are just a few resources that you can contact by
web or e-mail to get information or answers to questions. Since the Internet is
a rapidly changing system, we have included only a few of the more permanent
information sites.
Ask a scientist
URL:
http://alcom.kent.edu/ALCOM/K12/ASK/Ask_feedback.html
URL:
http://www.bvu.edu/depts/science/askascientist.html
URL: http://fas.sfu.ca/css/gcs/ask/
e-mail: science@kentum.kent.edu
e-mail: gosselin@unlinfo2.unl.edu
e-mail: ASKNSTW@ERICIR.SYR.EDU
Ask a geologist at US Geological Survey
URL:
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/docs/ask-a-ge.html
e-mail: Ask-A-Geologist@usgs.gov
Ask an expert
URL:
http://njnie.dl.stevens-tech.edu/curriculum/aska.html
Search engines
You can also use search engines (like
www.yahoo.com and www.google.com) to
search the world wide web for information. Just go to a search engine site and
type in keywords about your topic and submit your search.
Some good dinosaur web sites to visit
• Honolulu Community College Dinosaurs
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/dinos/dinos.1.html
• Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
http://www.si.edu/organiza/museums/zoo/homepage/nzphome.htm
• Tour of Dinosaurs at University of Illinois at Chicago
http://rs6000.bvis.uic.edu/museum/Dna_To_Dinosaurs.html
• University of California, The Berkeley Hall of Dinosaurs
http://ucmp1.berkeley.edu/exhibittext/cladecham.html
On Line Calculator for Estimating
Dinosaur Speed and Gait
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http://www.sorbygeology.group.shef.ac.uk/DINOC01/dinocal1.html#Anchor-The-29666
