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Nicole Meagher Short Answer and multiple choice Dinosaurs Not done in actual classroom Grade two GLE: Objectives: 1. Students will sort different species of dinosaurs into four different groups according to what they have in common. 2. Students will demonstrate understanding of structure and function-survival requirements by acknowledging plants and animals, such as dinosaurs, need water, air, food and shelter to grow. 3. Students will show an understanding of food webs in an ecosystem by making a simple food web on a specific species of dinosaur they choose. 4. Student will score 80% or above on short answer, multiple choice test.
 * LS1(K-2)-1- **** Students demonstrate an understanding of classification of organisms by 1a ** distinguishing between living and non-living things. ** 1b ** identifying and sorting based on a similar or different external features.
 * LS1 (K-2)-2 Students demonstrate understanding of structure and function-survival requirements by 2a ** observing that plants need water, air, food, and light to grow; observing that animals need water, air, food and shelter to grow.
 * LS2 (K-2)–6 Students demonstrate an understanding of food webs in an ecosystem by 6a ** acting out or constructing simple diagrams (pictures or words) that shows a simple food web. ** 6b ** using information about a simple food web to determine how basic needs (e.g. shelter and water) are met by the habitat/environment.

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__Short answer Answer in complete sentences 1. What is a herbivore? (1pt) 2. Name two different theories of why the dinosaurs are extinct. (2 pts) 3. Name two things animals and plants need to survive. (2pts) 4. What are three different ways in which dinosaurs can be grouped? (3pts)

Multiple Choice Circle the correct answer (each is worth 2 pts) 5. Which dinosaur species is a carnivore? a. Triceratops b. Tyrannosaurus rex c. Camarasaurus 6. Which was **not** a real period in time? a. Triassic Period b. Volcano Period c. Jurassic Period 7. The Brachiosaurus was the _____ dinosaur. a. smallest and slowest b. tallest and fastest c. tallest and heaviest dinosaur 8. The best example of a food web is… a. herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat herbivores, carnivores die and become soil, new plants grow. b. herbivores eat carnivores, plants die and become herbivores, plants eat soil c. carnivores eat plants, plants die, plants become herbivores 9. What do scientists use to learn about dinosaurs? a. fossils b. plants c. photographs 10. What is **not** an example of shelter for a dinosaur? a. cave b. tree c. volcano