Dinosaur bodies
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In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore ways in which living animals use their bodies and the ways in which dinosaurs might have used their bodies, based on fossil evidence and our best educated guesses. This lesson engages students in whole class discussion and development of visual literacy skills.
Students will:
- list the words that come to mind when they think of dinosaurs;
- explain some of the ways in which animals living today make use of their specialized body parts;
- view pictures of two recently discovered dinosaurs fossils and describe interesting things about the dinosaurs’ body structures;
- list ways in which these dinosaurs might have used their body parts;
- draw pictures of dinosaurs engaging in realistic activities, and write explanations as to how the dinosaurs are using their bodies in these activities.
Xpeditions provides links to helpful web resources from museums and pictures of dinosaurs, as well as detailed directions for completing the lesson and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Kindergarten
- Goal 1: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of similarities and differences in animals.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
- Structure.
- Growth.
- Changes.
- Movement.
- Objective 1.02: Observe how animals interact with their surroundings.
- Objective 1.05: Observe the similarities of humans to other animals including:
- Basic needs.
- Growth and change.
- Movement.
- Objective 1.01: Observe and describe the similarities and differences among animals including:
