Dinosaur Interactive Games

Discovery Science Center

• Dino Quest is both an interactive exhibit at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana, Calif., and an online interactive game. Aligned with the California science standards for kindergarten through Grade 8, Dino Quest boasts a hands-on learning exhibit at the center in the form of game of problem-solving during which children interact with scientists to complete challenges and make discoveries about dinosaurs. The game can be continued with the Dino Quest Online game.

Smithsonian

• The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History offers an online interactive game in which players can go on a virtual dinosaur dig and learn about the tools and methods used to unearth dinosaur fossils. Players get to dig up their own dinosaurs, prepare the fossils for shipping to the Smithsonian and put together the skeleton to be put on display.

Discovery Channel

• The Discovery Channel, in addition to shows and TV programs, has several online games, quizzes and interactive features. Games include a dinosaur memory game, dinosaur puzzles and interactive timelines. Children can choose to work puzzles of their favorite dinos, play a memory game matching up dinosaurs or visit different periods on the timelines to find out when different dinos lived and where they lived.

KidsDinos

• Kids Dinos is an educational website that offers interactive games for different levels of learners. This website provides games ranging from memory games and dinosaur hangman to dinosaur classification and dinosaur mutation. Younger children can have fun playing along with matching games or even building their own dinosaur in the Make a Dinosaur interactive game, while older children can tackle more challenging games where they must match the dinosaur to the right classification or remember dinosaur names.