DINOSAUR UNIT

Reading/Science : non fictional text to learn about the science of dinosaurs.

Writing: Poetry unit Math: Fractions Art: Encompasses everything learned in

the unit to create visuals for their dinosaur final presentations

EALR’s Standard for grades 2-3GOALS: Using a model, students will be able describe the differentlayers that make up the earth. In addition, students will understand the scientific processes that lead to the extinction of dinosaurs. And the reason why dinosaur fossils can be found on every continent on earth—including Antarctica.

Topic: Dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus Rex: One of the largest dinosaurs

3rd Grade

Fun Facts: Skull and jaw was as tall asa school bus.

T or F? Have caveman ever lived alongside dinosaurs?

Student Will Be Able To (SWBAT):

•Explain how observations can lead to new knowledge and new questions about the natural world.

•Use a simple model to study a system. Explain how the model can be used to understand the system.

•Use the word energy to explain everyday activities (e.g., food gives people energy to play games).

•Give examples of variations among individuals of thesame kinds of plants and animals within a population.

•Observe fossils and compare them to similar plants or animals that live today (e.g., compare a fossil fern with a similar fern that grows today, a dinosaur leg bone with the leg bone of a reptile that lives today, a mastodon and an elephant).

EALR’s met through Dinosaur Activity:2-3 LS3A•Fossils are often similar to parts of plants or

animals that live today.

2-3 PS3A•Heat, light, motion, electricity, and sound are all forms of energy.

2-3 INQE

•Models are useful for understanding systems that are too big, too small, or too dangerous to study directly.

Stegosaurus30 ft long, 14 ft tallWhat benefits may its physicalappearance give to this Stegosaurus?

Dinosaur Unit Over a Weeks Time:

•Monday: Understanding the Dinosaur Era.

•Tuesday: Light as a form of energy on earth, and how it led to the extinction of dinosaurs.(What is photosynthesis—How does it happen?)

•Wednesday: Dinosaurs are reptiles—How do We classify species in science? (Classification activity)

•Thursday: Genetic variation and natural selection(class activity on how natural selection takes place)

•Friday: Study of modern day reptiles and similar characteristicsfound in past dinosaurs

DINO MATH UNIT

EALR 3.3.A Represent fractions that have

denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12 as parts of a whole, parts of a set, and points on the number line.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Students will learn about fractions and how they are used.

Students will deepen their understanding of fractions by comparing and ordering fractions and by representing them in different ways

DINO MATH FRACTIONS UNIT

Monday: Egg fractions Tuesday: addition/subtraction on

number lines Wednesday: Addition of fractions Thursday: Subtraction of fractions Friday: Interactive Test

DINO WRITING UNIT

EALRs 1.1-6 The student understands and uses a

writing process Prewrite, draft, revise, edit, publish

3.1-3 The student writes clearly and effectively

Organized clear ideas and writing, appropriate style, use of appropriate writing conventions

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

Students will demonstrate knowledge of writing process thru the completion of a Onomatopoeia poem.

Students will use their schema and knew knowledge about dinosaurs to create their poem

Students will be assessed on their writing conventions and presentation

ONOMATOPOEIA POEM UNIT

Monday: Class Poem Tuesday: Students begin individual

poems Wednesday: writing process (draft/edit) Thursday: writing process (edit/revise) Friday: Publish and present poetry

The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

DINO ART

Monday- Start on paper Mache dinosaur hat

Tuesday- Build a dinosaur diorama in a shoe box

Wednesday- Make a paper T-rex Thursday- Make paper finger puppet

dinosaurs Friday- Paint the paper Mache dinosaur

hat

ASSESSMENT

Students will take quizzes through the week to check for understanding of material learned.

Students will present a dinosaur of their choice and include interesting facts including math and science facts as well as presenting the dinosaur poem.