Suchomimus
Greet our life-size skeleton of this actual dino as soon as you enter the museum. Learn about where Suchomimus lived, what they ate, and how they lived.
How Adults Can Support Playful Learning with Suchomimus
Note that Suchomimus is the same dinosaur featured in the museum’s Dinosaur Expedition exhibit on Floor 3. Invite children to continue learning about Suchomimus by visiting the exhibit and digging for bones.
Explore the touchable jaw bone together. Ask children to compare Suchomimus’s teeth to their own. What can the shape of Suchomimus’s teeth tell us about the kind of food he might have eaten? Describe the fossil by talking about its shape, size, color, and texture.
Talk about things you can’t see right now, like what the dinosaur might have done when it was alive. How do you think it moved? What did it sound like?
Discover more opportunities for growth in development and how to support children’s learning through play at Chicago Children’s Museum. Explore the Supporting Learning Through Play Guide here!