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Every Day Edit - A Dino Named "Sue"
For this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
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When Dinosaurs Ruled
Middle schoolers research about plants and animals during Triassic period. In this earth science lesson, students draw pictures of their chosen plants and plants for the bulletin board. They present their project in class.
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Dinosaur Acrostic Poem
In this writing poetry worksheet, students explore acrostic poems. Students write an acrostic poem by using the eight letters in the word "dinosaur" to describe a dinosaur.
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Dinosaurs
Students explore dinosaurs. In this science instructional activity, students discuss the characteristics of various dinosaurs and color masks and pictures of the dinosaur groups they have chosen.
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Dinosaur Trek
Second graders investigate dinosaurs. They explore various websites, submit questions to a paleontologist online, construct cut and paste model dinosaur skeletons, develop a graph to compare dinosaurs, and label pictures from online...
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Dinosaur Daze
Students review, create, and inquire about dinosaurs, the fossilization process, and paleontology by successfully completing each of six classroom stations.
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What Can You Learn About Dinosaurs by Watching an Ostrich?
Students often find dinosaurs interesting. However, it is doubtful that they have actually thought about the process by which scientists (and film animators) develop working models of dinosaurs. Reproducible worksheets provide...
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Dinosaur Reading Comprehension #2
In this science and reading worksheet, students read 4 short paragraphs, each describing a particular dinosaur. Students answer 3 questions after each paragraph, then look up and define 3 words.
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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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Dinosaur Shadow Match
In this dinosaur activity, students draw a line from each of the 5 dinosaur pictures on the left to the matching shadow on the right. The answers are on the second page.
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Word Search: About Dinosaurs
In this dinosaur worksheet, students find the names of 15 dinosaurs, or dinosaur-related words. The puzzle is in the shape of a dinosaur.
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Dinosaur Word Chop Worksheet
In this dinosaur words worksheet, students analyze a table with 16 words pertaining to dinosaurs that have been chopped in half. Students find the pieces that fit together and write them on the answer lines.
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Do the Research! Dinosaur Life
For this research on dinosaurs worksheet, students use Internet or other sources to find information on dinosaurs. Students answer 3 essay questions.
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Shadow Know-How: Can You Identify These Dinosaurs?
For this science worksheet, students identify 11 kinds of dinosaurs by their shadow or silhouette. Students write the name of each dinosaur in the box. Answers are provided upside down at the bottom of the page.
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the World
Students create their own fossil. In this fossil lesson, students explore dinosaurs and fossils through reading Fossils Tell of Long Ago by Aliki. Upon completion of the story, students use modeling clay to create a cast.
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Dinosaurs Puzzle
In this dinosaurs puzzle, students identify names of dinosaurs. A list of 30 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Dinosaur Same or Different
This learning exercise, which is designed for preschool, has students identify the dinosaur in a row that is different. The differences are subtle, so students are required to look at each picture carefully. It is a fun way to practice...
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Dino-Facts!
Students use a database to gather facts about dinosaurs. They practice searching about specific dinosaurs that are of interest to them. To end the instructional activity, they write a story describing the behaviors, eating habits, and...
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Make Your Own Dino Stationary
Scholars follow five steps to create dinosaur-themed stationery using basic computer skills.
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The Name Game
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers select 24 of the dinosaur names from the list and write them in the spaces on the bingo card. They match each of the dinosaurs listed to their correct description.
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Ancient Creatures Word Scramble
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the names of various ancient creatures. Students will unscramble the names of ten animals or dinosaur names and write the names in the spaces provided below each picture.
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Designasaurus: An Activity in Paleontology
In this dinosaur worksheet, students are given a dinosaur skeleton and they work in teams to report about a "newly discovered dinosaur". They create and include it's name, a model of it, its size, the habitat it lived in, its diet, its...
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Where Have All the Dinosaurs Gone?
First graders listen to and discuss Patrick's Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick. They have a pretend dinosaur dig using dog biscuits and chicken bones. Students discuss how fossils are formed and make reproductions of them. After discussing the...
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Talk to a Titanosaur
Learn all about the Titanosaur with an engaging website that delves deep into the large reptile's physical traits, family history, discovery, and fossil reconstruction.