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The first dinosaur

Topics Year 4/5

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Objectives

Science

  • To recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.

Art

  • To improve their mastery of art and design techniques.

Lesson Planning

Find out more about Buckland, his discovery of the first named dinosaur, the Megalosaurus, his other discoveries and his links to Mary Anning.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To create a dinosaur timeline in their sketchbooks.
  • To try out different ways of recording fossils in their sketchbooks.

Children will:

  • Summarise some of the early history of palaeontology and geology.
  • Research the dates dinosaurs lived and place them correctly on a timeline.
  • Use different techniques in their sketchbooks.

You Will Need

  • Laptops / tablets

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