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Dinosaur Math
Second graders practice vocabulary related to measurement, mathematics, and dinosaurs. Using the engaging topic of dinosaurs, learners will calculate various information about dinosaurs and use measurement vocabulary. They will also...
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Dinosaurs and Classification
Second graders explore dinosaurs and identify them by their size. They compare the dinosaurs with objects around the school or on the playground. Students predict which dinosaurs are the largest and then measure the length of dinosaurs.
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the World
Students graph the varying sizes of dinosaurs. In this math and dinosaur lesson plan, students view dinosaur models and compare the different shapes and sizes of the dinosaurs. Students complete a dinosaur math activity, read The...
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How Do Dinosaurs Measure Up?
Students measure and draw to scale, a representation of a dinosaur to practice math skills.
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Weighing a Dinosaur
Students role play as paleontologists who make inferences about the weight of dinosaurs. They use models and the density of water to make these inferences.
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Dinosaur Mathematics
In this science and math worksheet, 5th graders answer four different questions related to dinosaurs. They graph the information with data located at a given website.
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Footprints: Take a Step into Estimation
Compare sizes of student footprints with those of elephants and sauropod dinosaurs! Upper graders make estimations of the areas of irregular shapes; young scholars use grids to make and explain estimates within low and high ranges.
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Measuring Height
In this measurement worksheet, students cut out a measuring bar, using it to color in specific heights of 3 different bars. Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Measuring Angles
Solve and complete 18 problems about angles. First, Â demonstrate that each conjecture is false by giving a counterexample. Then write the inverse, contrapositive, and converse for the each statement. In addition, write a biconditional...
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The Lost World
Fans of Sherlock Holmes may be surprised to learn that in addition to stories of the famous deductionist, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is also the creator of Professor Challenger. An irascible, unpredictable scientist, Challenger was featured...
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Dinosaur Prints
Learners examine dinosaur footprints and compare them to the shape of elephant footprints and to the size of their own footprints.
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Indirect Length Word Problem
Although the graphics on this length comparison exercise aren't great, pupils will get the idea. They read an indirect length word problem, which asks them to compare three animals from shortest to tallest. The wording here may be...
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Extinction
Students explore reasons why the dinosaurs became extinct, and the specific needs (habitat, environment, food) of individual types of dinosaurs.
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Make a Dinosaur
Students estimate the size of dinosaurs and create a dinosaur model. They create bar graphs of the sizes of dinosaurs one in meters and the other in "student" units. They draw a pictures and add words or sentences about their dinosaur.
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Estimating the Live Mass of Dinosaurs
Students calculate the volume of scale model dinosaurs using a water displacement method. They use formulas to calculate the live mass each of the species of dinosaur. Then they complete and discuss a series of questions.
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Estimating the Live Mass of Dinosaurs
Students estimate the live mass of dinosaurs. Using dinosaur and modern animal models, students use simple displacement methods to calculate the volume of the models. They calculate the masses of each model. Students compare the...
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Dino Hunt
Young scholars use the Internet to gather information about dinosaurs. They practice navagating through the different websites. They also practice listening to directions and also explore how to fill out a KWL chart.
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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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MUD-A Walk
Students investigate their tracks to determine the number of footsteps it takes to travel the entire length of their bodies. Then they determine the taller of two children and the shorter of two children with their tracks. Students also...
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Measurement and the Illampi Mound Colony
Students comprehend the basic units of measurement, scale, plotting, and basic grids. Students practice their estimation
and measuring skills and will demonstrate their ability to work well in groups.
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Monster Math
Students view projections of dinosaurs in order to comprehend their true size.
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Big Foot
Students measure the length of their feet and shoes using nonstandard measurements. They check their estimates and record theirmeasurements on a paper.
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Dino Cylinders
Students investigate the capacity of containers using small dinosaur figures as the unit of measure. They work with a number of different shaped containers to compare the capacity as they practice counting the dinosaurs. They complete an...
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History of Our Solar System Time Line
Ninth graders explore the concept of ratios. In this ratio lesson, 9th graders construct a to scale time line that starts at the beginning of time. Students determine the correct placement of big events in time such as when the dinosaurs...