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The Dinosaur Diner

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Students explore the food chain. In this dinoaur instructional activity, students identify charactersitics of an omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore. Students sort dinosaur picture/word cards into groups by their eating characteristics. Students also search the internet for more information on dinosaur diets.

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carnivores, classifying, dinosaurs, herbivores, omnivores

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carnivores, classify, dinosaurs, herbivores, omnivores, science
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Grade
K - 4th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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