Project Plan Title: Dinosaur Unit Developed by: Connie Klaudt Grade Level: Second Timeframe: 1 Lessons !

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Goal: To help understand the history of life on earth through the study of dinosaurs and to share this information through the use of technology. Objectives: 1. Students will explain how fossils are made and found. 2. Students will describe what scientists have learned from fossils. 3. Students will identify different kinds of dinosaurs. 4. Students will conduct research and write a report on a dinosaur. . Students will conduct a favorite dinosaur survey and graph results. !. Students will examine characteristics of dinosaur"s teeth# bodies and si$e.
Common Core Standards 'ddressed in Project:

Second Grade ELA Standards:

RI2.1%&sk and answer such 'uestions as who# what# where# when# why# and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. RI2.2%(dentify the main topic of a multi%paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. RI2.5%)now and use various text features *e.g.# captions# bold print# subheadings# glossaries# indexes# electronic menus# icons+ to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. W.2.2%,rite informative-explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic# use facts and definitions to develop points# and provide a concluding statement or section. W.2.5%,ith guidance and support from adults and peers focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing. L.2.2e- I can use a dictionary to check and correct spelling. W.2.7 -I can work with a partner to research. W.2.6 I can publish my writing. W.2.2 Write informati e!e"planatory te"ts in which they introduce a topic# use facts and definitions to de elop points# and pro ide a concluding statement or section. SL.2.2%.ecount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. SL.2.3%&sk and answer 'uestions about what a speaker says in order to clarify comprehension# gather additional information# or deepen understanding of a topic or issue.

Second Grade Science Standards:

Life Science
2.L.3.3. Students are able to recognize what it means for a species to be extinct or endangered.

Second Grade Math Standards:

.epresent and interpret data.
Math.2.MD.10 draw a picture graph and a bar graph (with sing e unit sca e! t" represent a data set with up t" #"ur categ"ries. S" $e si%p e put&t"gether' ta(e&apart' and c"%pare pr"b e%s using in#"r%ati"n presented in a bar graph. (ssential )uestions: *&at +uestions ,ill lead student learnin-. What was a dinosaur? What happened to the dinosaurs? How did dinosaurs become extinct? When and where did dinosaurs live? Do we know what color dinosaurs were? How do we know that dinosaurs once lived? Describe ,&at success loo/s li/e so t&at participants &ave a clear picture of e0pectations1 $Students are able to use various 21st century tools to share information learned about dinosaurs through the

use of technology.

%Students can share information learned with others.

2ocabulary: Carnivore Herbivore Cast Omnivore Dinosaur Paleontologist Extinct Paleontology Fossil Reptile

Know
,hat do you expect students to know when pro/ect is complete0
How a fossil is formed. How scientists use scientific inquiry to study fossils. How dinosaurs are named. How to use a KWL chart. How to use technology to share information. How dinosaurs became extinct. When and where dinosaurs lived.

Learning Targets Understand

,hat concepts will students have mastery of when the pro/ect is completed0
The prehistoric world of the Mesozoic Era was very different from our own. Not everything that lived in the Mesozoic Era was a dinosaur. Dinosaurs and people did not live at the same time. The type of food eaten by a dinosaur can be known by the kind of teeth it had. Fossils help to know that there was prehistoric life. Through writing students will have accumulated knowledge of dinosaurs. Reading Skills: The ability to read and understand directions on a worksheet. Writing Skills: The ability to copy names and write short responses.

Do (Learn
,hat will students be able to do as a result of this knowledge and understanding0 1se technology like 2logster.com to present content 3ollaborate using technology like todaysmeet.com 3reate a diorama of dinosaurs and their habitat. 4resent information gathered by using organi$ation charts# graphs# or diagrams using 5icrosoft 6ffice or 7xcel. 1se a directed variety of media for learning activities. 7xample8 Smart board# document camera# internet 9emonstrate saving and retrieving a file to-from a specified# existing folder with assistance. 7xample8 :rom the server to the server# to a web site.

Lesson Activities
Learning E!"eriences
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;esson 1 < 2= minutes >uild >ackground

Technolog% &ntegration and 'eso(rces

Discuss what students already know about dinosaurs and explore what they would like to learn further. Organize student input on the smart board, or record responses with poster paper. Post a K- -! chart of student "uestions on the wall. #ontribute to the poster throughout the life of the pro$ect. Book: The Day of the Dinosaur by S. & J. Berenstain. Talk about the

)*st +ent(r% S,ills Addressed

SL.2.2%.ecount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. %1sing a rubric to follow the lessons. %1sing a booklet with limited information. Students will fill in the missing information. %&rtifacts of appendix are attached.

;esson 2% 3= minutes.
What are Dinosaurs?

;earning and (nnovation Skills book, The Day of the Dinosaur. Ask 3ritical thinking the children if they can tell what the story and problem solving is about. Read the story and show the 3ommunication illustrations to the children, sharing your reactions. Talk about time and si e and collaboration conce!ts. 3reativity and "lace the !oster of #Ages of the innovation $inosaurs% on a bulletin board for all
to see. $iscuss the content of the !oster. Tell students: &ou will be learning about dinosaurs for the ne't few weeks, and some of the things you will be doing in this unit are: digging for fossils, making fossils, and writing a research re!ort and using (logster to share with others what you ha)e learned. *e ha)e se)eral !ro+ects also. Then !ass out the $inosaur worksheet !age , from the a!!endi'.

2.L.3.3. Students are able to recognize what it means for a species to be extinct or endangered.

;esson 3 4= minutes

6bservation4articipation in learning about animals of long ago.

;esson 4 3= minutes

(nformation# 5edia# and Technology Skills (nformation literacy 5edia literacy (3T *(nformation# 3ommunications# and Technology+ literacy ;ife and 3areer Skills :lexibility and adaptability (nitiative and self% ;et"s go on a fossil hunt. :ossil ?unt direction is a package of crushed volcanic rock Social and cross% with hidden fossils. &s they search cultural skills through the volcanic rock the will 4roductivity and find fossils. They will remove the accountability specimen and then use the guidebook ;eadership and to find its name. Then they will responsibility report to the class their findings. 1sing the ipad app @>rain 4op Ar.B show the 8 = minute movie :ossils. 1se the hard 'ui$# to review the video. Then do worksheet page 3 and 4 from the appendix. 1se the ),; chart before and after the video. 9iscuss what
students already know about dinosaurs and explore what they would like to learn further.

6rgani$e student input on the Smart >oard. (f this is done in small groups# the results should be discussed as a whole class. 4ost a )%,%; chart of student 'uestions on the wall. 3ontribute to the poster throughout the life of the pro/ect.

.esearch information about dinosaurs. 2... .1 2...2. .esearch# read# take notes for information about a variety of 9inosaurs using the step up to writing method for note taking.

;esson 2%3= minute sessions

Search /or in/or#ation abo(t a dinosa(r on these sites0 loo,ing /or in/or#ation to "(t on their note"a"er:
1sing my portaportal site with the visitor password as cklaudt students have access to links to these sites plus others. htt":..www1enchantedlearning1co#. htt":..www1,idsdinos1co#. htt":..www1webring1org.h(b.dinosa(r2 id345"rvw5js3n htt":.."bs,ids1org.dinosa(rtrain. htt":..,idsdigdinos1co#.

,rite and share ,.2.2

;esson ! C D

2 %4= minute Sessions

,rite and share ,.2.2

,rite expository non%fiction# use facts and definitions to provide a concluding statement.

;esson E 4= minute

2.&.4.2. 3reate a Fenn 9iagram 3omparing 3haracteristics of dinosaurs.

2.3T.2.1 3reate graphs to show the different si$es of dinosaurs.

;esson G 3= minutes

-rite.Share /acts abo(t a dinosa(r o/ their choice1 Tell: * what the ani#al eats5 ) its "h%sical /eat(res5 6 the ani#al7s behavior5 4 its habitat5 8 s(rvival techni9(es5 : other interesting in/or#ation or related /acts htt":..ed(1glogster1co# Using the Glogster web site st(dents will create a re"ort with the in/or#ation the% /o(nd in their searches abo(t dinosa(rs to be showcased to the class as their re"ort1 ;rint it /or later1 4resent information gathered by using organi$ation charts# graphs# or diagrams using the smart board or 5icrosoft office or excel

;esson 1= 3= minutes

htt":..www1enchantedlearning1co# .s(bjects.dinosa(rs. This web site is used to compare the si$e of different dinosaurs. Students will work in groups. 3hoose three dinosaurs and find the si$e *weight and height+. 1se graphing paper *1%

inch+. )1'1)1* Utili<e the ,eekly .eader *Scholastic Hews+ digital site to explore more about dinosaurs 3ollaborate-share information ;esson 11 3= minutes htt":..teacher1scholastic1co#.activi ties.dinosa(rs.

;esson 12 3= minutes ;esson 13 4 min.

4resent :inal 4resentation

.evisit the ),; 3hart &fter watching a video about dinosaurs.

;esson 14 3= minutes

http8--todaysmeet.com Students will collaborate and share the information they have found on dinosaurs. 3omputers# pro/ector# document camera and smart board will be used to present finished products. 6ther students will ask 'uestions. The glog will be displayed in 2logster for 'uestioning. Ani#al Li/e $or +hildren: All Abo(t Dinosa(rs ()6 #in 9inosaurs were the rulers of the land ! million years ago. 3hildren learn more about the different kinds of dinosaurs by viewing vivid illustrations and fossil discoveries. Students compare the dinosaurs to their modern kin %% snakes# li$ards and crocodiles. Students also listen to different theories to try to answer the big 'uestion8 ,hat happened to the dinosaurs0 & fun# hands%on experiment is included. 1sing .ubrics# 3hecklists# Student Aournals# Teacher % Student 3onferences# and 6bservations

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