Smaller Than You Think
Not all dinosaurs were huge creatures that shook the Earth when they walked. Put two dinosaurs in perspective with this drawing activity.
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More About This Resource...
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This classroom activity was designed to complement Dinosaurs Alive! — an IMAX film that follows AMNH paleontologists around the globe as they uncover some of the greatest dinosaur finds in history. It includes:
- A step-by-step lesson plan, in which students compare life-size drawings to understand that dinosaurs varied in size
- Two reproducible grids (a Tyrannosaurus rex head and a full-sizeSinornithosaurs body
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Completion Time
Less than a week
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Subtopic
National Science Education Standards
Grades K-4:
Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• the characteristics of organisms• life cycles of organisms• organisms and environments
Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:
• understanding about science and technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:
• characteristics and changes in populations• changes in environments
History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:
• science as a human endeavor
Grades 5-8:
Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• diversity and adaptations of organisms
Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:
• understandings about science and technology
History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:
• science as a human endeavor
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Learning Standard
National Science Education Standards
Grades K-4:
Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• the characteristics of organisms• life cycles of organisms• organisms and environments
Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:
• understanding about science and technology
Science in Personal and Social Perspectives CONTENT STANDARD F:
• characteristics and changes in populations• changes in environments
History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:
• science as a human endeavor
Grades 5-8:
Life Science CONTENT STANDARD C:• diversity and adaptations of organisms
Science and Technology CONTENT STANDARD E:
• understandings about science and technology
History and Nature of Science CONTENT STANDARD G:
• science as a human endeavor
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