Friday, April 5, 2013

DINOSAURS!

WE'VE BEEN INVADED BY 
CREATURES FROM THE PAST!

WE HAVE LEARNED SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DINOSAURS.  WE BEGAN OUR STUDY OF DINOSAURS BY LOOKING AT FOSSILS OF TREES (PETRIFIED WOOD).  WE KNOW THAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT THE ANCIENT CREATURES BY STUDYING FOSSILS.  WE LEARNED NOT ALL DINOSAURS LIVED AT THE SAME TIME.  WE KNOW SOME DINOSAURS WERE MEAT EATERS WHILE OTHERS ATE PLANTS.  OUR FAVORITE DINOSAURS WERE BRONTOSAURUS (THUNDER LIZARD) AND 
TYRANNOSAURUS REX (T REX)!




LOOKING AT PETRIFIED WOOD


WE COULDN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG 
T-REX'S FOOTPRINT WAS!
HOW MANY OF OUR SHOES WILL FIT IN T-REX'S FOOTPRINT?

WE COUNTED 36 SHOES!!!!  T-REX HAD A BIG FOOT!



SOME OF US THINK IT WOULD BE SO COOL TO BE A PALEONTOLOGIST WHEN WE GROW UP!
 CAREFULLY REMOVING FOSSILS
 (CHOCOLATE CHIPS)
THIS IS HARD WORK! 
LINING UP ALL THE FOSSILS!
I LOVE DIGGING FOR FOSSILS!
I'M READY TO EAT IT!
USING A STEADY HAND! 
JUST LOOK AT ALL THE FOSSILS!


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