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Choose your dinosaurs
Pick three dinosaurs you find fascinating and note what makes each one special.
Build a Dinosaur Museum
Your real-world mission
Build a Dinosaur Museum
Your mission is to open a dinosaur museum that teaches visitors three amazing facts.
- ⏱ 2 weeks
🎒 You'll need
- Cardboard boxes
- Paper and pencils
- Glue or tape
- Paint or textas
🚀 What to do
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Fact hunt
Find out where each dinosaur lived, what it ate and how big it was.
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Draw the floor plan
Sketch where each exhibit will go and how visitors will walk through.
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Write your label plan
Decide what each sign will say — name, size, food, one wow fact.
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Build the exhibits
Make your models and displays from cardboard and craft materials.
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Make the signs
Write and decorate a label for every exhibit.
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Run a guided tour
Lead your family through the museum and explain each exhibit.
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Curator's notes
Write or record what you would add to your museum next.