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Dinosaurs - Physical Characteristics
Students describe the physical characteristics of dinosaurs, compare and contrast the evolution of land, and they explore the extinction of dinosaurs.
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Discussion of Adaptation
Students discuss ways in which dinosaurs adapted to their environments. They apply the same logic to an analysis of human habitat, survival needs, and survival need fulfillment to explain how people have adapted to their environment.
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Visiting Museums
Students visit museums and gather information about dinosaur habitats, survival needs, and how they met these needs.
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Investigation 6 - Dinosaur Extinction
Fourth graders research and analyze theories on why dinosaurs became extinct. They need to find clues as to what the cause may have been. They record the evidence that they find to support their theory on the Dinosaur Extinction Theory...
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Dinosaur Eggs
Students hunt for dinosaur eggs that the teacher has made and hidden on the playground. students open the eggs to find the dinosaur inside and experience archeology first hand.
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Fossils 1: Fossils and Dinosaurs
Students explain what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed.
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Dinosaurs 2: What Were Dinosaurs Like?
Learners compare and contrast dinosaurs to animals that are alive today through basic research.
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Digging Up Facts About Dinosaurs
Second graders conduct research on a given dinosaur using various resources, complete an information sheet that be used to create their graphic organizer from, and produce a graphic organizer, using the Kidspiration software.
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Dinosaurs - Online Research
Second graders familiarize themselves with dinosaurs through online research.
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Dinosaurs
Students use educational software about different dinosaurs to determine what group of dinosaurs each belongs in.
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Dinosaur Groups
Students examine different dinosaurs and what groups they belong in. Educational software is used to guide the lesson.
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NTeQ Science Lesson
Students produce a report on the types of dinosaurs found in our state of Texas using a word processing software.
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Estimation
Third graders gain an understanding of estimation as an educated guess. They explore measuring and how looking at various object size and shape can help form ones guess towards estimation. They use dinosaurs for an estimation activity.
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Dinosaur Tag
Learners review dodging, chasing and fleeing skills while reinforcing concepts about dinosaurs. They need to review the following concepts about how dinosaurs eat and move: Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat, and omnivores eat both.
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Dinosaur reports-4 blocks guided reading & focused writing (Elementary, 4 Blocks)
Students read books about dinosaurs for book club groups and then participate in focused writing. In this reading and writing lesson, students work together over the course of three days to produce a group story about a dinosaur.
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Learn About Dinosaurs
Students read facts about dinosaurs and then participate in a variety of dinosaur activities. In this dinosaur lesson plan, students paint dinosaur eggs, play dinosaur bingo, and more.
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Death of the Dinosaur
Students consider theories of dinosaur extinction. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article about dinosaur extinction theories. Students may also complete the suggested activities. The article is not included.
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?
Students explore what the dinosaurs were like. In this dinosaur lesson, the teacher peaks student curiosity about dinosaurs. This lesson would be a great starting point for a dinosaur unit since it primarily engages student interest and...
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Dinosaurs-Eoraptor
Young scholars explore the Eoraptor. For this dinosaurs lesson, students read facts about the habitat and eating habits of the Eoraptor and illustrate a picture of the dinosaur.
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The Reptiles
In this reptiles worksheet, students match 9 terms from a word list to the statement that it completes. Then students write 1 short paragraph about how they feel about reptiles.
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Dinosaur Cut and Paste
In this dinosaur activity, 1st graders color each dinosaur half. Students then cut out the back half of each dinosaur and paste it onto the matching front half for the dinosaurs. Students create four dinosaurs.
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Books for Teaching Dinosaurs
Learners investigate dinosaurs through books. In this lesson about dinosaurs, students read a variety of books about dinosaurs. Learners become familiar with dinosaurs through reading about them. Students learn that reading is...
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Big and Little Dinosaurs
In this size comparison worksheet, students cut out the six different dinosaurs and then paste the dinosaurs into the small or big section to show size.
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Dinosaur Alliterations
In this alliteration worksheet, students review the definition and an example for alliterations. Students then write their own alliterations about dinosaurs and illustrate one of their examples in the box.