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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

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Students investigate dinosaurs. In this life science lesson, students watch video clips on the website http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/dinos/video/video.html and discuss the characteristics of the dinosaurs. Students create dinosaur finger puppets as a follow-up activity.

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finger puppets, puppetry, dinosaur extinction, dinosaurs, extinction

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dinosaur characteristics, dinosaur extinction, finger puppets, science
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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Duration
1 day
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Research
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Video
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