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Objective 12/15/11. Describe the features of dinosaurs. Intro. Make a KWL chart for “Dinosaurs”… fill in the K&W and be prepared to share. Dinosaurs. Dinosaurs. What is a Dinosaur?. A now extinct group of animals that dominated the earth for 160 million years. Dinosaurs.
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Objective 12/15/11 Describe the features of dinosaurs. Intro Make a KWL chart for “Dinosaurs”… fill in the K&W and be prepared to share.
Dinosaurs • What is a Dinosaur? • A now extinct group of animals that dominated the earth for 160 million years.
Dinosaurs • When were dinosaurs discovered? • Dinosaur remains have been discovered for thousands of years, but no one really knew what they were until the early 1800’s.
Dinosaurs • Myths about dinosaurs • Dragons • Giants • Other mythical beasts
Dinosaurs • What were dinosaurs like? • Fast moving, very active creatures; some ate meat, others ate plants, while some ate the eggs of other dinosaurs!
Dinosaurs • What was the Earth like when dinosaurs walked it? • A lush tropical rainforest, mixed with deserts and large oceans, and very few cold climates.
Dinosaurs • What happened to the dinosaurs? • A large asteroid hit the earth at the tip of the Yucatan peninsula, some 65 million years ago, causing their extinction.
Objective 12/15/11 Describe the features of dinosaurs. Outro Complete your KWL chart.