Year 4/5 e-folios4/5 Matthew James Courtney Madison Corey Nicole Montanah Brooke Cassie Isaac Emily Mack Kade Georgia Jane Mrs O’Dea
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Dinosaur Thinkers Keys The Commonality Key What do dinosaurs and crocodiles have in common? Use the Show Evidence Key What if Key What would happen if you had your own baby dinosaur? Disadvantage Key Use enlarged footprints of a Tyrannosaurus (1m) and space them at 6m apart (walking pace) and 12m apart (running pace). What are the disadvantages of having such big feet Combination Key List the attributes of a Triceratops and a Pterodactyl, then combine the attributes into a single dinosaur. Draw and describe your new dinosaur. Question Key The Answer is Brachiosaurus. What are some of the questions? Construction Key Construct a model of a dinosaur using plastecine, clay or play dough to place in a group diorama. Alphabet Key Find related topic words for every letter of the alphabet for the dinosaur you are studying and create a wordle BAR Key Make one part bigger, add something extra, replace one part with something else to create a new dinosaur Variations Key Make a mobile showing at least 6 different dinosaurs. Label each and write 1 fact on each. Venn Diagram Key Draw a Venn Diagram to compare any two dinosaurs from the past. Brainstorming Key Imagine you have a pet dinosaur. Develop a list to show what would be needed to care for the ‘ pet ’ Create a word find using m/WordSearchSetupForm.asppuzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.co m/WordSearchSetupForm.asp Synthesis Key Make your own fossilized shell, footprint or leaf imprint. Describe your process and display models Alternatives Key List 5 to 10 ways paleontologists have helped us learn more about Dinosaurs. Interpretations Key Prehistoric dinosaurs became extinct. There are 3 or 4 reasons why this may have occurred. Which do you think is the most likely? Inventions Key Invent your own dinosaur enclosure. Write adescription to explain what it looks like, what would be inside it, how big would it be and what dinosaur is enclosed? Prediction Key Predict which dinosaur is the most popular in your class form the provided list. Use Visual Ranking tool. Black Hat Key When thinking with the black hat we think of the problems and the negative parts. List 5 problems of being the largest dinosaur. Picture Key Use the grid picture to complete your own Allosaurus Journalism Key Mrs O ’ Dea Mrs O ’ Dea You select the type of book you are going to construct for your class group. It may be a fact book about one particular dinosaur: a couple of important facts about many dinosaurs; a dinosaur dictionary which tells people about what they look like. These should include pictures. Complete the tasks shown in grey and then select 10 other tasks of your choice.
Cassie What do you know about dinosaurs?
Corey What do you know about dinosaurs?
Madison What do you know about dinosaurs?
Matthew What do you know about dinosaurs?
Mack What do you know about dinosaurs?
Courtney What do you know about dinosaurs?
Emily What do you know about dinosaurs?
Nicole What do you know about dinosaurs?
Kade What do you know about dinosaurs?
Georgia What do you know about dinosaurs?
Isaac What do you know about dinosaurs?
Montanah What do you know about dinosaurs?
James What do you know about dinosaurs?
Jane What do you know about dinosaurs?
Brooke What do you know about dinosaurs?
Mrs O’Dea Dinosaurs : Plan and illustrate a book dealing with dinosaurs. You may wish to make an alphabet book You may choose to make an information booklet on a certain type of dinosaur or a number of dinosaurs You may even choose to make a dinosaur dictionary and describe the dinosaurs Ensure you name your dinosaurs and use pictures to illustrate. Consider use of font, colour, labels/headings, effects. Be prepared to present your finished book to the class or at a Primary assembly.
Visual Ranking Tool Type in Teacher ID: mrsodea Team ID: Your first name in lower case letters Password: first name in lower case letters Sign in Rank the dinosaurs: In your opinion rank which is the most popular to least popular dinosaur. Add comments by clicking on each coloured bar and justify your response. Share your responses with another student who has completed the task.
Venn Diagram Compare two dinosaurs from the past. Use reference books to help gather your information