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Evidence

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
You can claim that soda rots people's teeth or that dinosaurs were actually birds, but your claim will not stand up if it is not backed by evidence. A handout from UNC Writing Center, the seventh in the Writing the Paper series of 24,...
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Fill a Jar

For Teachers K - 6th
Sometimes short lesson outlines are enough to give you a great idea. Young writers draw any object inside an image of a jar, that doesn't belong in a jar. They can draw a tree, truck, or dinosaur. Tip: Have kids write a short story...
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Dinosaur

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this printing practice instructional activity, students identify the word dinosaur. Students then practice printing the word dinosaur and then print the word on their own.
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Dinosaurs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this writing worksheet, students will tell a story about the meeting of Three-horn and T-Rex. Next, students will write about whether it is better to give or get presents. Students will use a word bank for both writings.
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Dinosaur Designs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine facts that can be found in nonfiction books. They listen to a read aloud of Patrick's Dinosaur, with time before the end for student predictions. They make dinosaur t-shirts using facts from the book.
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Dinosaur Research

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research a selected dinosaur. They hand write a paragraph about the dinosaur, describing at least one amazing fact. Students use HyperStudio software to transfer their paragraph into a multimedia presentation.
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Dinosaur Database

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn to use a database to share information about a dinosaur they have researched.
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Dinosaurs - Creatures Of The Past

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use the Internet to search for dinosaurs, then distinguish between meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs. They explore theories about the extinction of dinosaurs and create illustrations of dinosaurs using Kid Pix or other...
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Dinosaurs: Creatures of the Past

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners search for information and pictures of dinosaurs to distinguish between meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs. They explore theories about their extinction, and create illustrations of dinosaurs using Kid Pix or other drawing...
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Dinosaur Alliterations

For Students 4th - 5th
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.
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Dinosaur Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students utilize a web site to search for a dinosaur related word that begins with a specific letter. The words and their definitions are placed into a dictionary page which is then compiled into a class book.
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Discovering Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research facts about dinosaurs and practice effective speaking strategies by creating a Keynote or PowerPoint presentation in this Science and Language Arts lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. It includes one lesson...
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Mesozoic Museum

For Students 6th - 12th
Mini museum curators create an exhibit that showcases the Mesozoic era. Pupils use their knowledge of dinosaurs to make informative posters, drawings, and dioramas. Following three steps to complete the hands-on activity, scholars read...
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Dino-Friends

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars learn about dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson, students participate in an interactive read aloud of The Giant Book of Dinosaurs. They make play dough dinosaurs and write a dinosaur story about their sculpture. They dance...
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Extinction

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore reasons why the dinosaurs became extinct, and the specific needs (habitat, environment, food) of individual types of dinosaurs.
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Dig This Dinosaur Relief Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create low-fire ceramic relief sculptures of dinosaur bones. They incorporate art history, aesthetics, and criticism with hands on activity. Students work together to draw an enlarged skeleton on butcher paper. The Stegosaurus...
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Types of Dinosaurs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete puzzles of dinosaurs. They compare each piece of the puzzle to a fossil and simulate a scientist's role in learning about dinosaurs.
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Which Letter Comes Before

For Teachers K - 1st
Help Douglas, the dinosaur, build a wall of rocks! You'll need to know the letter that precedes each letter provided to construct a stable wall. Bonus: after your learners finish, they can color this fun worksheet! 
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Alphabet Sounds Teaching Tubs

For Teachers Pre-K - K
A hands-on activity brings the alphabet to life in your kindergarten! Fill tubs with items that begin with the same letter or end with the same sound, and let kids make the connections between the items. 
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Clues and Choose Beginnings

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this art worksheet, learners look at the dinosaur pictures and draw on them according to the directions. Students follow 4 sets of directions.
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Dino Hunt

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners 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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Missing Pieces

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dinosaur worksheet, students make a dinosaur card out of index cards, push pins, scissors, and more. Students also answer 4 questions.
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Reality vs. Fantasy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this reality and fantasy worksheet, students label sentences as either being reality and fantasy, and then complete a Venn Diagram for a dragon and a dinosaur. Students label 10 sentences.
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Dinosaurs and George Washington: The Concept of old and new

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read stories about the past and present and discuss the concept of old and new. In this old and new lesson plan, students discuss what makes something old and what makes it new by using stories as a reference.

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