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**LESSON 2 **

 ** __Grade Level:__ ** 3rd Grade Science **__Unit:__** Dinosaurs & Energy   Students will learn about dinosaurs, fossils, discoveries, archeology, paleontology, and how it relates to energy. We will read about it in chapter 3 of our science book, view a multimedia simulation of dinosaurs, go on an "archeological dig" outside to discover fossils, work on an energy puzzle, and do an online scavenger hunt to learn more about these fascinating, interrelated subjects. 
 * __Lesson O____bjectives:__ **
 * Students will be able to identify the different types of dinosaurs and extinction
 * Students will be able to understand what archeologists and paleontologists do
 * Students will be able to identify the different types of an fossils and how they were formed
 * Students will learn about fuel and energy and how it relates to fossils
 * Students will learn about non-renewable energy sources, renewable energy sources, and energy conservation
 * Students will learn releated vocabulary words that they will be able to comprehend and spell
 * Students will learn to search engines and specific websites on the world wide web to search for answers to questions about the dinosaurs, fossils, and energy
 * __Time Required To Complete This Lesson:__**  One week
 * __Title Of Lesson:__**  Dino-might!
 * __Description Of Lesson:__**

__** In-class Assignment: **__  __**Homework Assignment:**__  __**Resources/materials Needed:**__  Multimedia simulation presentation, online scavenger hunt field trip using a safe, directed search engine and internet websites for our quest for knowledge __The Technology We Used In This Lesson Changes The Teaching/Learning In This Way:__ ** By using technology in this lesson, students were able to view what dinosaurs looked like "in action" using a state-of-the-art multimedia simulation presentation. By participating in an online scavenger hunt/mental field trip, students were able to learn how to search for information quickly on the internet using a variety of safe resources. Technology use in this lesson made the learning a common subject more fun and stimulating.
 * We will read and outline chapter 3 on Dinosaurs, Fossils, & Energy
 * We will view a multimedia presentation on dinosaurs in the past and what the Earth might look like today if they were not extinct
 * We will work as teams of archeologists to "dig-up" and study fossil findings
 * We will do an online scavenger hunt field trip to learn how to look for information on specific questions on dinosaurs, fossils, & energy
 * Write a short story, create a song, or create an original piece of art based on something you've learned this week.
 *  Textbook, Chapter 3
 *  Multimedia Viewer
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Energy puzzles
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Fossil boxes for "dig"
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Scavenger Hunt questions and resources
 * __The Technology We Used:__ **