What is an Animal Group?
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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.
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 45 to 60 minutes
- $1 - $5 per group of students
- Ages 4 - 6
- Activity, Lesson/Lesson Plan
- English
Quick Guide
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)
Subjects
- Earth and Space Science
- Earth's History
- Dinosaurs
- Earth's History
- Life Sciences
- Diversity of Life
- Animals
- Ecology
- Populations
- Diversity of Life
- Mathematics
- Geometry
- Plane Geometry
- Representation
- Geometry
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
This resource is part of:
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
- Crosslin, Rick; Fortney, Mary; Dinosphere Exhibit Development Team, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:
- All Rights Reserved, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, ©2004
