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Students Buttons Hello! My name is Terry! I’m going to be your special helper! Click the button that says “Buttons” to learn about the buttons you will use in this dinosaur adventure.

Teachers Introduction: Overview Target Audience Goals Learning Objectives Instructional Activities: Motivation Orientation Information Application Evaluation

Overview This interactive game is designed for first and second grade students who have prior experience in learning about dinosaurs. Learning about dinosaurs is important because it is a fun element to incorporate in early science classes. Dinosaurs were huge and fascinating animals. The fact that they no longer exist makes them an interesting and fun phenomenon to learn about. Your students will never be disinterested!

Target Audience  The target audience for this program is 1 st and 2 nd graders.  The program cannot take hours to complete. 1 st and 2 nd graders are capable of staying interested in a topic for approximately 30 minutes.  Reading may or may not be an issue since they had just started learning how to read. Regardless, the language used in this program is fairly simple.  This program contains many pictures so that the students stay focused on what’s in front of them.  This program is easily navigable.  The topic being discussed meets Indiana academic standard SCI Observe, describe and ask questions about living things and the relationship to their environment.

Goals The primary goal for this lesson plan is to successfully assess students and their abilities to match dinosaur names and characteristics with the corresponding pictures.

Learning Objectives The leaner will be able to match dinosaur names and characteristics with the corresponding picture. The learner will score at least an 8/10 on the learning assessment.

Motivation Terry the Pterodactyl is a motivational character in the program. His purpose is to foster encouragement among the students. Whenever the student chooses the correct answer on the practice game and the assessment, Terry will praise them with one of his talk bubbles. He will uses phrases such as “Good Job!” or “Nice Work!” When a student chooses the wrong answer, Terry still gives phrases of encouragement such as “That’s Okay! Try Again!” Terry will also come with his own button on the bottom of the screen to give helpful hints during the practice game and as a guide on how to use buttons.

Orientation One of the primary functions of this lesson plan is to build a better understanding of dinosaurs. Students come into first and second grades already knowing some basic information about them. Some may know more than others. Students know that dinosaurs are big and extinct. They may even have an idea of what they look like based on movies such as The Land Before Time. They may also know what the dinosaur eats or where they live. This lesson will build upon this prior knowledge and extend it into a more comprehensive understanding of dinosaurs.

Information The types of information included in this program are:  distinguishing between whether the dinosaur is an herbivore or a carnivore.  Being able to tell where the dinosaur lived  What time period the dinosaur existed (just eras, not years)  Unique characteristics about each dinosaur to help better distinguish them from one another

Application This lesson plan will help the students in their future lessons by being an introduction to biology and nature science. They will continue to learn about different animals in the future and will be able to use the knowledge they obtain from this lesson to determine the characteristics of other animals.

Evaluation The evaluation will be administered through a 20 question assessment at the end of lesson. The first 10 question will be matching the dinosaur name to the characteristics. The next 10 will be focused on each individual dinosaur or vocabulary. This will ensure that the students can independently decide and understand the characteristics of each dinosaur without the help of matching.

Let’s Go Over What these buttons do! Let’s Go over the buttons! When you’re done, click the forward button to go to the next page!

Dinosaur Video Dinosaur Data Dinosaur Review Game Dinosaur Quiz Follow the arrows, starting with the dinosaur video! Good Luck!

Dinosaur Video

Dinosaur Data T-Rex Brachiosaurus Pterodactyl Allosaurus Stegosaurus Triceratops Velociraptor Bactrosaurus Protohadros Yaverlandia When you look at all the dinosaurs, you can click the main menu button on this screen to go back to the main screen.

T-Rex Type of EaterCarnivore Where did it live? Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North America, Utah, Wyoming What time period did it live in? Late Cretaceous Interesting Fact T-Rex was 40 feet long

Brachiosaurus Type of EaterHerbivore Where did it live? Africa, Colorado, Europe, North America, Portugal, Tanzania What time period did it live in? Early Jurassic Interesting Fact It was pounds!

Pterodactyl Type of EaterCarnivore Where did it live? Germany, France, England, Tanzania, Africa What time period did it live in? Cretaceous Period Interesting Fact They hunt in rivers and lakes

Allosaurus Type of EaterCarnivore Where did it live? Europe, North America, and Australia What time period did it live in? Late Jurassic Interesting Fact It had teeth that were 4 inches long!

Stegosaurus Type of EaterHerbivore Where did it live?Colorado, North America What time period did it live in? Late Jurassic Interesting Fact6000 pounds!

Triceratops Type of EaterHerbivore Where did it live? North America, Colorado, And Wyoming What time period did it live in? Late Cretaceous Interesting Fact pounds!

Velociraptor Type of EaterCarnivore Where did it live? Mongolia, Asia, China What time Period did it live in? Late Cretaceous Interesting Fact The name Velociraptor means “Quick Hunter”

Bactrosaurus Type of EaterHerbivore Where did it live? Uzbekistan, Asia, China What time period did it live in? Middle to late Cretaceous period Interesting FactThe name “Bactrosaurus ” means club- spined lizard

Protohadros Type of EaterHerbivore Where did it live? North America, Texas What time period did it live in? Mid- Cretaceous Period Interesting Fact Duck-billed dinosaur

Yaverlandia Type of EaterCarnivore Where did it live? Woodlands of Western Europe What time period did it live in? Early Cretaceous Interesting Fact Very Small dinosaur;3 feet long, pounds

Review Game This is a game you can play to help you practice before the quiz! It is a picture game? Good Luck!

What time period did this dinosaur live in? Jurassic Period Middle Cretaceous Period Late Cretaceous Period Early Jurassic

What is the name of this dinosaur? T-Rex Brachiosaurus Triceratops Stegosaurus

Where does this dinosaur like to hunt? In the Kitchen Rivers and Lakes In the Desert The Forest

Was T-Rex an herbivore or a carnivore? Carnivore Herbivore

Where did Bactrosaurus live? Madagascar North Dakota Uzbekistan, China, Asia All of Europe

What is true about Yaverlandia? It is a huge dinosaur, almost 80 feet long! It is an herbivore. It is very small. Only 3 feet long.

What does the name Velociraptor mean? Small Dinosaur Big Dinosaur Quick Hunter

Which of the following is not a carnivore? Triceratops T-Rex Yaverlandia

How much did stegosaurus weigh? 500 pounds! 50 pounds! 6000 pounds!

What is different about Protohadros? It had a duck-billed mouth It’s a carnivore Lived in Jurassic Period It had 6 toes!

What time period did brachiosaurus live in? Early Jurassic Cretaceous Triassic Period

How long were Allosaurus’s teeth? 8 inches 2 inches 4 inches

Where did Velociraptor live? Mongolia Asia China All of the Above

What continent did T-Rex live on? Europe Australia North America

What does the word “Bactrosaurus” mean? Armored Dinosaur Big Dinosaur Long-toothed Dinosaur Club-spined lizard

Good Job! You really know your dinosaurs!

Whoops! Try Again!

You’re Done! You did great! You really know your dinosaurs. Now that you are done with the game, you can move on to the quiz. If you want to play the game again for extra practice, press the main menu button to go back to the main screen and then click “review game” again. If you want to go to the quiz, press the main menu button to go back to the main screen, and then click “Quiz”.

Quiz Click the forward button to begin. The first 10 questions will be about each dinosaur individually. The next 10 questions will be about all the dinosaurs.

What kind of eater is the Pterodactyl? Carnivore Herbivore

Look at the picture to the right. What is the name of this dinosaur? Brachiosaurus Allosaurus Triceratops

What does “bactrosaurus” mean? Club-spined lizard Big Lizard Small Lizard

Where did Protohadros live? Utah Australia Texas

How much did Brachiosaurus weigh? 4000 pounds pounds pounds 5000 pounds

What type of eater is the Allosaurus? Carnivore Herbivore

How long was T-Rex? 7 feet 40 feet 56 feet

What time period did Yaverlandia live in? Jurassic Cretaceous Triassic

Where did Velociraptor live? Mongolia Asia China All of the Above

How much did Triceratops weigh? pounds 6000 pounds pounds

Which one of these dinosaurs was only 3 feet long? Yaverlandia Protohadros Brachiosaurus

Which of the following dinosaurs lived in the Jurassic Period? Triceratops Brachiosaurus Velociraptor Protohadros

Which Dinosaurs are Carnivores? T-Rex, Allosaurus, Stegosaurus Stegosaurus, Protohadros, Pterodactyl Allosaurus, T-Rex, Pterodactyl

Which Dinosaur lived in Uzbekistan, Asia, and China? Protohadros Bactrosaurus Brachiosaurus

Out of the following dinosaurs, which one is the largest in terms of pounds? Brachiosaurus Stegosaurus Yaverlandia Triceratops

Which dinosaur lived in Colorado, North America? Yaverlandia Tyrannosaurus Rex Stegosaurus

Which Dinosaur had teeth that were 4 inches long? Protohadros Stegosaurus Allosaurus

Which Dinosaur has a name that means “quick hunter”? Velociraptor Allosaurus Bactrosaurus

Which Dinosaur is known for its duck-billed mouth? Protohadros Velociraptor T-Rex

Well Done! You did a very good job today! You are a dinosaur expert! I’ll see you later! I am so hungry I can eat a dinosaur! Press the button that looks like a house to go back to the teacher- student menu.