Mission: Dinosaur! Field Video Links

Student access made super easy!

Update 10/28/2020:  As of yesterday it appears that Safari requires you to enable viewing on some devices to see links through Video.link.  This is a nuisance, but we have two solutions for you!

Solution 1: If only a few of your families are impacted, use these steps to resolve the issue: viewing-videolink-on-safari.html
Solution 2: Instead of sharing the links below, download the videos here (gg.gg/MissionDinoVideos) to add to your SeeSaw or Google Classrooms.  Each video is compressed to be less than 250 MB in accordance with See Saw's file limitations.

School may look quite different to some of your learners this fall.  We want to give you the tools to meet student needs no matter how (or where) they are learning!  Each week, we'll post links to field videos on this page so you can push them to student devices or post to your learning management system without having to set up accounts or passwords for your students.

The internet is a wonderful way to explore the world, but kids need to be safe!  That's why we're sharing links for our videos via Video.link to support your distance learning this mission!  You can send parents here to collect the links or copy and paste them and share via the platform of your choice.  The videos are also visible by clicking on the video thumbnail.   To ensure kids' safety, we advise teacher and parents not to share this page directly with your young students if they are unsupervised.  Children should also be supervised if watching videos or livestreams directly on the site.  

Hypothesis Video

​Day 0: Hypothesis
Curtis and Beth's paleontologist friend, Dr. Wallace, needs help searching for dinosaur fossils in Wyoming! He thinks we may find fossils of the sickle-clawed predator, Deinonychus! Be sure to watch the hypothesis video for the full story. We are thrilled to have you come along as part of our research team!
http://bit.ly/DinoHypothesis

Day 1 Video

Day 1: To Wyoming!  Beth and Curtis head to Wyoming to investigate Dr. Wallace's hypothesis. They are thrilled to bring you along for the adventure!
http://bit.ly/DinoDay1FieldVideo​

Day 2 Video

Day 2: Superposition!  Curtis and Beth tie their boots and pack their bags so they can scramble down the cliff and travel back in time!
http://bit.ly/DinoDay2FieldVideo​

Day 3 Video

Day 4 Video

Day 3: Gastroliths!  Beth and Curtis hike into the Bighorn Basin and discover lots of shiny rocks. Could they be gastroliths?
http://bit.ly/DinoDay3

Day 4: Down into the Basin!  Beth and Curtis venture down into the Bighorn Basin. They find a cool critter and discover evidence of a living animal.
​http://bit.ly/DinoDay4

Day 5: Dinosaur Bones!  Will Beth and Curtis EVER find a non-avian dinosaur fossil?  Don't worry.  They have perseverance!
bit.ly/DinoDay5

Day 6: Even MORE Dino Bones! Beth and Curtis find lots more dinosaur bones and show how they fit together. They also hunt for scorpions!
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Day 7: A New Location Curtis and Beth take a wild car ride to a new location. They find evidence of life from long ago AND spot a living critter too!
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Day 8: Jaws! Curtis and Beth return to the new location and find some fossil jaw pieces. They take careful notes and even collect some of the fossils for Dr. Wallace!
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Day 9: Two Terrific Teeth!
Curtis and Beth found teeth from two different non-avian dinosaurs!  Do they help support the hypothesis?
​bit.ly/DinoDay9

Day 10: Stone Trees and Waves
Beth and Curtis check out a new location and find fossils of a different sort.  Plus, they spend some time looking for snakes, the winner of last week's vote.
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Day 11: Bite Marks
Beth and Curtis discover a fossil that puts some teeth into the hypothesis! They also find a very interesting insect.
​bit.ly/DinoDay11FieldVideo

Day 12: Is this Deinonychus?
Beth and Curtis do their best to identify an important find! Now it is up to YOU to analyze the evidence and decide if the hypothesis is true!
bit.ly/DinoDay12FieldVideo