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Dinosaurs
Second graders use the internet to find information about dinosaurs. Using the information, they complete a database with where the dinosaurs lived, diet, and where bones were found. To end the lesson, they are given criteria and review...
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Dinosaurs
Second graders classify and analyze living things by structure and function and make predictions based on observations rather than random guesses. They make predictions about where dinosaurs lived and correctly place their databases onto...
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Dinosaurs
Students are introduced to the various types of dinosaurs and write in their journals about their favorite one. After listening to a story and watching a filmstrip, they color a few pages in their Dinosaur Friends Book. They also examine...
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Dinosaur Stomp
Second graders write a dinosaur poem using information from a research activity. In this dinosaur poetry and music lesson, 2nd graders listen to the book Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp in music class. They work in small groups to...
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Dinosaurs 1: Where are the Dinosaurs?
Students investigate world history by creating a diorama in class. In this dinosaur extinction lesson, students read assigned text discussing the time frame of the dinosaurs residence on Earth and their eventual demise. Students recreate...
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What Were Dinosaurs Like?
Students view a video clips about Dinosaurs. In this dinosaur instructional activity, students begin to understand the extinction of the dinosaurs by comparing them to contemporary animals. Students complete a research sheet on one...
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Elements of Biology: Organization In Living Systems
Students explore the recent research on dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson plan students write a report on the new findings and how it has changed ideas on dinosaurs.
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What's New With Dinosaurs?
Students examine how scientists are at odds on whether or not dinosaurs were warm or cold blooded. In this dinosaurs lesson students divide into groups and research the evidence that supports each side.
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Dinosaurs In Argentina
Learners study the fossils in Argentina and why it is a good place to find them. In this dinosaurs lesson students learn about the recent dinosaur excavations.
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Dinosaur Detectives
Middle schoolers write a report about a paleontologist. In this paleontology activity, students research and write a report about a noted paleontologist. They discuss the importance of technology to paleontologists and how paleontologist...
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Discovering Dinosaurs
Learners discuss theories about dinosaurs. In this dinosaurs and fossils lesson, students explore different scientific theories regarding dinosaurs and fossils. Learners then come up with their own theories about why dinosaurs went...
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Where Are The Dinosaurs?
Students examine the concept of extinction in relationship to the dinosaurs. In this elementary science lesson students become familiar with dinosaurs and that they are extinct. Students differentiate between different types of dinosaurs.
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Dinosaur Quiz
In this dinosaur quiz worksheet, students answer four multiple choice questions based on their knowledge of dinosaurs. This quiz is interactive.
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Heads Up!
Students investigate fossils through reading Digging Up Dinosaurs and the study of a scale triceratops head. In this dinosaur fossil lesson, students students each draw a portion of a picture of a dinosaur head. Students...
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When Dinosaurs Ruled the World
Students graph the varying sizes of dinosaurs. In this math and dinosaur instructional activity, students view dinosaur models and compare the different shapes and sizes of the dinosaurs. Students complete a dinosaur math...
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When Dinosaurs Ruled The World
Students discover how a paleontologist digs up fossils and what tools they use. In this paleontology lesson, students discuss the importance of the job of a paleontologist, watch a video on the process of extracting fossils, and...
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The Living Environment
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, 2nd graders have the choice between musical, kinesthetic, logical mathematical and verbal linguistic options to display their knowledge. Students can write a song, perform a play,...
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Scientific Inquiry
Sixth graders research the theories on the extinction of the dinosaurs. In this dinosaur extinction lesson, 6th graders view a video clip about scientific inquiry. They work in groups to research the two theories on dinosaur extinction.
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The Dinosaur Diner
Learners explore the food chain. In this dinoaur lesson, students identify charactersitics of an omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore. Learners sort dinosaur picture/word cards into groups by their eating characteristics. Students also...
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Where are the Dinosaurs?
Students construct their own diorama based on the life of a dinosaur. In this dinosaur lesson, students create models of dinosaurs and dinosaurs' eggs to explore the life cycle of this extinct species.
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The Extinction of Dinosaurs
Students study the life and death of the dinosaur by building dioramas. In this dinosaur activity, students research the extinct creatures, then build dinosaur dioramas. Afterward, the students engage in a discussion about the extinction...
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Dinosaurs 1: Where Are the Dinosaurs?
Students study dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson, students watch a web based video about dinosaurs before discussing what they liked about the dinosaurs, telling about the sounds they heard, and explaining what the Earth looked like....
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Where are the Dinosaurs?
Students understand what it means when an animal is extinct. In this dinosaur lesson, students create dinosaur dioramas showing their habitat and what in their environment might make them become extinct. students pay particular attention...
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?
Students investigate dinosaurs. In this life science lesson, students watch video clips on the website http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinos/video/video.html and discuss the characteristics of the dinosaurs. Students create dinosaur...