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Discovering Dinosaurs

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Third graders use an online database to gather information about five dinosaurs that are of interest to them. Using a chart, they record their length, height and two interesting facts for each dinosaur. They draw a picture of the dinosaur and organize them from shortest to tallest.

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3rd
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Math
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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