Content Area: Mathematics
Standards: Number Sense, Algebra and Functions, Measurement and Geometry, Statistics, Data Analysis 
Directions: Use the information on the Dinosaur Weights and Measures chart below to complete the activities 

• Choose some of the listed dinosaurs and, in a large area, mark off their length.
• Sort the dinosaurs by length-shortest to longest. Create and arrange the above data on a bar graph.
• Calculate the average length and weight of the dinosaurs listed. 
• Find equivalent weights (how many school buses would this dinosaur weigh?).
• Practice converting English measurements to metric measurements or vice versa.

Click here for an all-English measurement chart or here for an all-metric chart to print for students.

Ankylosaurus (stiffened lizard) length: 35 feet (10.7 m) height: 5.5 feet (1.5 m)  weight: 3-4 tons (2,700 - 3,600 kg)	Apatosaurus (deceptive lizard) length: 70 feet (21 m) height at shoulder 15 feet (4.5 m) weight: 33 tons (29,900 kg )
Brachiosaurus (arm lizard) length: 75 feet (23 m) head height: 40 feet (12 m) weight: 85 tons (77,100 kg)	Compsognathus (pretty jaw) length: 2 feet (60 cm) weight: 6.5 pounds (3 kg)
Diplodocus (double beam) length: 87.5 feet (27 m) weight: 11.7 tons (10,600 kg)	Iguanodon (iguana tooth) length: 29.5 feet (9 m) height: 16.5 feet (5 m) weight: 5 tons (4,500 kg)
Mussasaurus (mouse lizard) length: 8 inches (20 cm) young adult may have been 10 feet (3 m)	Parasaurolophus (beside crested lizard) length: 30 feet (9 m) height: 16 feet (4.8 m) weight: 3-4 tons (2,700 - 3,600 kg)
Stegosaurus (plated lizard) length: 30 feet (9 m) height: 11 feet (3.3 m) weight: 2 tons (1,800 kg)	Triceratops (three-horned face) length: 30 feet (9 m) weight: 6 tons (5,400 kg )
Tyrannosaurus (tyrant lizard) length: 39 feet (12 m) height: 18.5 feet (5.6 m) weight: 7 tons (6,400 kg )	Ultrasaurus (extreme lizard) length: 100 feet (30.5 m)  weight: 150 tons (136,000 kg )