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Dino Long Legs

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Students calculate the stride length of a walking or running animal. They use scale models of dinosaurs to calculate the leg and stride length of the animals.

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ratios

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ratio, stride length, math
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs

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