Dino families

Topics Year 4/5

Objectives

Science

  • Recognise that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago.
  • Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents.
  • Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution.

Lesson Planning

Learn about the main family groups of dinosaurs and make a Dino-family jigsaw.

Teaching Objectives:

  • To be able to recognise and describe the family groups of dinosaurs.

Children will:

  • Recognise the family groups of dinosaurs.
  • Know that dinosaurs are grouped into two large families based on the structure of their hips: lizard-hips and bird-hips.

You Will Need

  • Internet and dinosaur reference books.