Dinosaur Ghosts

1. Dinosaur Ghosts What Really Happened Theme 2, Selection 3, Day 1 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

3. The Search for Monsters of Mystery

4. Erosion n.  All the natural processes that wear away earth and rock. The erosion of the hillside was caused by heavy rains and wind.

5. Theory n., pl.  theories.  An idea that is based on evidence but that cannot be stated as fact. In the 1860s, Joseph Lister published his theory that unseen germs cause infections. 

6. Excavation n.  The process of finding something by digging for it. A later excavation of the site turned up more fossils. 

7. Extinct adj.  No longer living on the earth; having died out. The passenger pigeon became extinct at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

8. Specimens n.  A sample taken for scientific study. The specimens of pond water were full of tiny creatures.

9. Geologists n.  A scientist who studies the earth's crust and the rocks it is made of. Rocks can tell geologists a lot about how the earth changed in a particular place.   

10. Hypotheses n., pl.  hypotheses.  A scientific suggestion based on what is known so far. Ideas remain hypotheses until evidence proves that they are true. 

11. Paleontologists n.  A scientist who studies prehistoric life. A paleontologist compares the bones of dinosaurs to those of modern animals. 

12. Key Background Vocabulary • erosion • All the natural processes that wear away earth and rock • theory • A widely held scientific explanation that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact. • excavation • The process of finding something by digging for it • extinct • No longer living; having all died out • specimens • Samples taken for scientific study • geologists • Scientists who study rocks and the earth’s crust • hypotheses • And educated or scientific guess based on what we know so far • paleontologists • A scientist who studies prehistoric life

13. Dinosaur Ghosts PB pg. 147

14. Dinosaur Ghosts What Really Happened Theme 2, Selection 3, Day 2 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

15. Key Background Vocabulary • erosion • All the natural processes that wear away earth and rock • theory • A widely held scientific explanation that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact. • excavation • The process of finding something by digging for it • extinct • No longer living; having all died out • specimens • Samples taken for scientific study • geologists • Scientists who study rocks and the earth’s crust • hypotheses • And educated or scientific guess based on what we know so far • paleontologists • A scientist who studies prehistoric life

16. Decoding: Inflectional Endings –al, -ive, -ous investigate -al carnivore experiment mass -ive burry create invent comic -ous marvel fame

17. Extreme Partner Reading

19. Dinosaur Ghosts What Really Happened Theme 2, Selection 3, Day 3 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

20. Key Background Vocabulary • erosion • All the natural processes that wear away earth and rock • theory • A widely held scientific explanation that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact. • excavation • The process of finding something by digging for it • extinct • No longer living; having all died out • specimens • Samples taken for scientific study • geologists • Scientists who study rocks and the earth’s crust • hypotheses • And educated or scientific guess based on what we know so far • paleontologists • A scientist who studies prehistoric life

21. PB pg. 148 What Happened?

22. Skill Bridge pg. 20-23

23. Dinosaur Ghosts What Really Happened Theme 2, Selection 3, Day 3 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

24. Key Background Vocabulary • erosion • All the natural processes that wear away earth and rock • theory • A widely held scientific explanation that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact. • excavation • The process of finding something by digging for it • extinct • No longer living; having all died out • specimens • Samples taken for scientific study • geologists • Scientists who study rocks and the earth’s crust • hypotheses • And educated or scientific guess based on what we know so far • paleontologists • A scientist who studies prehistoric life

25. Coach pgs. 44-49

26. Doctor Dinosaur • With your shoulder partner, read pages 210-213 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 210. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper.. 1. How did luck play a role in Jack’s discovery? 4. Why is his discovery valuable even if his ideas turn out to be wrong? 3. What did the author mean when he said, “That leads to more questions.” Which is what science is all about. 2. How did his examination of nests challenge peoples beliefs about dinosaurs? Compare Jack’s research to the scientists studying Coelophysis?

27. Dinosaur Ghosts What Really Happened Theme 2, Selection 3, Day 5 Taught By: Mrs. Williams

28. Weekly Skills Test • Make sure your name, date, and assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper. • Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket. • Finish your Mountain Language. • Finish any other unfinished work.

29. In the News Choose one of the Newspaper articles available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose. Where and when is the article talking about? What is the article about? Why did it happen and why is this important? Who is the article about?