What is an Animal Group?

Children's Museum of Indianapolis

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In this activity related to dinosaurs, learners explore why animals live in families. Learners discuss and identify animals living in families or groups from images and photos. Then, learners create large and small dinosaurs out of pre-cut geometric shapes. Learners describe how the two dinosaurs are interacting in a group. This activity is featured on page 24 of the "Dinosphere" unit of study for K-2 learners.

Preparation Time:: 10 to 30 minutes
Learning Time:: 45 to 60 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:: $1 - $5 per group of students
Age Range:: Ages 4 - 6
Resource Types:: Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
Language:: English

Materials List (per group of students)

Artist paintings and skeletal diagrams of the main scenes in Dinosphere -- T. rex Attack, Watering Hole, Predator and Prey (see Resource Materials in PDF)
Pictures of animals in groups, families, and alone
Pre-cut geometric shapes
Glue
Scissors
Dino Diaries (page 113-116 of PDF)

Keywords

Subjects

Earth and Space Science
- Earth's History
  - Dinosaurs
Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
  - Animals
- Ecology
  - Populations
Mathematics
- Geometry
  - Plane Geometry
- Representation

Informal Categories

Animals
Arts and Crafts

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

see
touch

Learning styles supported:

Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

Includes alignment to state and/or national standards:

Indiana Academic Standards -- Kindergarten (page 24 of PDF)

This resource is part of:

Classroom Resources

Access Rights:

Free access

By:

Dinosphere Exhibit Development Team, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; Crosslin, Rick ; Fortney, Mary