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Dinosaur Ghosts

Dinosaur Ghosts. What Really Happened Theme 2 , Selection 3, Day 1 Taught By: Mr. Williams. The Search for Monsters of Mystery. Erosion. Theory. Excavation . Extinct. Specimens. Geologists. Hypotheses. Paleontologists. Key Background Vocabulary. erosion

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Dinosaur Ghosts

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

  2. The Search for Monsters of Mystery

  3. Erosion

  4. Theory

  5. Excavation

  6. Extinct

  7. Specimens

  8. Geologists

  9. Hypotheses

  10. Paleontologists

  11. 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

  12. Dinosaur Ghosts

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

  14. 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

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

  16. What Happened?

  17. Dinosaur Ghosts With your Suit partner, discuss questions 1-7 on page 208 of your text. You may look back in your text if you need to. When you're finished begin thinking about the following questions. What Mystery does the selection attempt to explain? What do you think the author’s purpose was in writing the selection? How did the author attempt to explain the mystery? What kind of writing is the selection an example of? Why do you think the mystery fascinates people?

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

  19. 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

  20. Taking Text Apart

  21. Extreme Partner Reading

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

  23. 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

  24. 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?

  25. 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?

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

  27. 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.

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