Students will analyze evidence gathered by paleontologists. Students will work cooperatively to develop and support their own theories about dinosaur behavior based upon the dino-facts. In learning more about dinosaur behavior, students will also gain an understanding of the processes involved in theorizing about past events in earth's history. Cut out and laminate each card and place in an envelope. Students should remove the facts and arrange them so that everyone in the group can see them.
Students are to discuss the facts quietly within their groups.
By grouping various facts together, students should develop at least one theory about dinosaur behavior. Ideas will be written on paper and then presented to the rest of the class with an explanation of the support of each theory. Use other examples only if necessary. A Dinosaur Grows Up by Jack Horner and James Gorman. Have students make note of the comparison of their own theories with those presented in the book.