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__**LESSON 1 **__


 * Grade Level:** 2nd


 * Unit:** Dinosaurs




 * Assignment Type:** Science


 * Lesson Objectives (include 2 or 3):**
 * Student will work in teams to hunt for information.
 * Student will be able to define carnivore and herbivore.
 * Student will understand why dinosaurs have different features and how those features helped them survive.
 * Student will share the information they gathered with the class.
 * Student will demonstrate their knowledge by putting certain answers into their own words.
 * Student will demonstrate their knowledge by collaborating with each other by creating a BRAINSTORM.


 * Time Required to complete this lesson:** 1 day


 * Title of lesson:** Meat or Vegetables?




 * Resources/materials needed:**
 * Pencil
 * Writing paper
 * Classroom computers


 * Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in 3-5 sentences).**

In the classroom today we will engage in a scavenger hunt. We will be gathering information about carnivores and herbivores. This lesson is a continuation of our unit on Dinosaurs. Today, I am asking the students to work in pairs to search for facts about the different diets of certain dinosaurs, as well as the differences concerning how they are built and what defense mechanisms they possess.

We are going to actively look for this information.

My goal for this lesson is that the students will be able to formulate their own thoughts and share their knowledge about meat and plant eaters, some similarities and differences and unique features associated with different dinosaurs.


 * Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred):**

The assignment is a Scavenger Hunt . The students will pair up in teams and have ample time to hunt for the information they are looking for. I am asking questions that will challenge the students. Questions will range from reciting simple information such as definitions to asking the students to make decisions about the value or quality of something. All students will participate in this process. This will be a collaborative effort to gain knowledge. I will be going from group to group making sure that the children are getting what they desire from this exercise. We will be hunting for specific information but I would like for the children to have fun and get excited about what we are doing.


 * Technology used:**

Classroom computers Various websites:  Web 2.0 tool <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * Wikipedia
 * Discovery
 * Enchanted Learning
 * The Big Zoo
 * You Tube
 * Dictionary
 * Brainstorm


 * The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way:**

It allows the students to engage with each other as well as the world wide web. It allows for individual thought formulation and provides various learning tools and strategies.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">**LET'S GO ON A SCAVENGER HUNT!**

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">**NOW LET'S BRAINSTORM!** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (Click on link and double click on DINOSAURS) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Dino Brainstorm