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Dinosaur Lesson Plans

1. A Dinosaur's Neighboorhood- Find the right ecosystem for a Tyrannosaurus rex. Prowl the resources at right to learn what a T. rex needs to be happy at home, then pick one of the three options below.
2. Dinosaur Babies, Fossils, and Make Your Own Dinosaur- The students will gain a better understanding of what fossils are and how to make their own fossils. They will also identify dinosaurs and their babies.
3. Dinosaur Bodies- This lesson asks students to think about the 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.
4. Dinosaur Detectives- Understand that discoveries about dinosaurs have a long history and that each paleontologist adds his or her work to a body of fossil evidence used to support theories about dinosaurs.
5. Dinosaur Dig- To give a classroom experience of how difficult it is to interpret a paleontological discovery while being in a classroom environment. We will use wooden models of selected dinosaurs to demonstrate a procedure a field paleontologist may use.

1. Dinosaur Math- Children will learn about patterns.
2. Dinosaur Model Lesson- The children will become aware of what the words "science" and "observe" mean in the context of looking at dinosaur models.
3. Dinosaur Prints- Using a variety of books, posters or any other media, show the children many pictures of dinosaurs. Discuss how they look different and in what ways. Some are tall while others are short.
4. Dinosaur Treasure Eggs- Make these replica dinosaur eggs to give the kids a hands on lesson in discovery and exploration of fossils.
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6. DINOSAURS- To give a classroom experience of how difficult it is to interpret an archeological discovery while being in a classroom environment.
7. Dinosaurs!- The purpose of this activity is to provide the opportunity to practice developmental skills while learning about dinosaurs.
8. Discovering Dinosaurs- Students will explain that scientists have theories about what dinosaurs were like but that they don’t really know for sure.
9. Fossils and Dinosaurs- Students will understand what can be learned from fossils and in doing so, realize the difference between fact and theory (idea). They will also gain a general understanding of how fossils are formed.
10. Hollywood Dinosaurs- To use relevant evidence and logical reasoning to construct theories for dinosaur behavior. To examine recent evidence that challenges a prevailing dinosaur theory.
11. How Do Scientists Find Dinosaur Fossils?- This lesson asks them to find out about this process and to write journal entries pretending they are on a dinosaur dig.
12. Making Your Own Fossil Prints- What is a fossil? Can I make a fossil print?
13. Oklahoma Dinosaur- This activity may be used in connection with a science unit on dinosaurs with cross curricular connections in language arts. Students will study the fossil information from "Fran" the Acrocanthosaurus-Atokensis that was found in McCurtain County, Southeast Oklahoma.
14. T-Rex- Tyrannosaurus rex (“T-rex,” for short) may have been a scavenger or a predator. A different set of evidence supports each theory.
15. The Evolution of Dinosaurs Over Geologic Time- This lesson asks them to combine their knowledge of evolution, geologic time, and dinosaurs into a discussion of how these three topics overlap with regard to dinosaur evolution in the Cretaceous period.
16. The Science of Digging Up Dinosaurs- This lesson has students trace the steps of a paleontologist from determining where to look for dinosaur fossils to studying the completed dinosaur skeleton for clues about the dinosaur's behavior, diet, and anatomy.
17. Those Fussy Dinosaurs!- This lesson introduces students to the idea that animals prefer certain types of habitats over others and, in fact, cannot live in places that are too different from what they prefer.
18. What Were Dinosaurs Like?- To compare and contrast dinosaurs to animals that are alive today through basic research.
19. When Dinosaurs Ruled- The Mesozoic age is divided into three periods, from earliest to latest: the Triassic period, the Jurassic period, and the Cretaceous period.
20. Where Are the Dinosaurs?- To explore the concept of extinction by studying dinosaurs.
21. Zoom Dinosaurs: Classroom Activities- A huge resource of class activities.