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Dinosaurs |
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Dinosaurs are
taught in my classroom as part of
our rocks and soils unit to emphasize fossils.
Here are some of the worksheets I use to teach this unit. |
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Introduction: When and
Where Dinosaurs are found: |
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Where In The
World? |
When Dinosaurs Lived |
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Dinosaur Names: What do
they mean? |
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Dinosaur Name Meanings |
What's In A Name? |
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Meat/Plant Eaters:
Classifying Dinosaurs by what they eat |
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Meat/Plant Eaters Graph |
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Dinosaur Sizes:
Comparing sizes of Dinosaurs |
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Length
Graph |
Height
Graph |
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Sheet: |
Dinosaur Terms: |
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Dinosaur Factual Sheet |
Table of Terms |
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Specific Dinosaur Studies:
Four Dinosaurs are studied in depth |
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Tyrannosaurus |
Stegosaurus |
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Triceratops |
Brachiosaurus |
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How Dinosaurs Died: |
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Dinosaurs: Fact or Opinion |
All I
Know About Dinosaurs...
Note: I
had small dinosaur models on each student's desk to use for the
measuring part of this sheet |
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Dinosaur Dig: I created
a dinosaur dig using small dinosaur models that have been cut up and
put into a mixture of soil and plaster of paris (approx. 2 parts
soil to 1 part plaster of paris) placed in a 8" x 8" aluminum pan.
I make 1 per 4 students. Then I divide it into quadrants using
string taped to the pan and label it as shown on the worksheet.
The students use toothpicks, tweezers, plastic spoons, and
toothbrushes to do their dig. They then record their
information and together put the dinosaur together in order to
identify it. |
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Digging for
Dinosaurs |
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Classifying and Comparing
Dinosaurs: I have different kinds of dinosaurs on each
table for every two students. I've used both pictures and
small models, both worked well. Students work in teams to
classify their dinosaur after they write 4 descriptors. I have
numerous books available to the students to look for their
particular dinosaur. They identify their dinosaur and then
learn two new facts about it which they record. Then they
compare their dinosaur to those that they learned about. |
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Classifying Dinosaurs |
Comparing Dinosaurs |
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Extra Dinosaur
Sheet: Teaches complete sentences/fragments |
Bibliography: |
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Dinosaur Sentences |
Dinosaur Bibliography |