Hungry, Hungry Dinosaur

Emma Falk and Sam Kohlbrecher

Our Lesson
● The students will be able to identify the characteristics of a herbivore,
omnivore and carnivore.
● The students will be able to use what they have learned in the lesson to be
able to complete the activity at the end of the lesson.
● We will start by watching a short clip about dinosaurs grazing
○ We will them go more into depth about the types of grazing that dinosaurs do
○ We will pick a particular dinosaur breed for each category of grazing; omnivore, herbivore,
and carnivore
● The students will complete a dinosaur sorting game to assess their
knowledge.
WORD WALL
Tier 1: Tier 2: Tier 3:
Dinosaur Herbivore Cretaceous

Plant Omnivore Sauropod

Meat Carnivore Supersonic

Food Diplodocus Jurassic

Ornithomimus Species
Teeth
Tyrannosaurus
Eat Rex

Grazing
What is a Herbivore?
● Herbivore: An animal that feeds only on plants
○ Also known as ‘Plant-eaters’
● Ankylosaurus, Diplodocus, Triceratops

Features:

● Blunt/flat teeth
● Long neck
● Small head
Diplodocus!!!
1. It is one of the longest dinosaurs
2. Lived during the Late Jurassic Period
a. 155.7-150.8 million years ago
3. Found in North America
4. Use their tail for protection
a. Whip tail at supersonic speeds to create a loud noise
5. Grow their whole life

Quiz!
Diplodocus
What is a Carnivore?
● Carnivore: An animal that feeds only on meat
○ Also known as ‘Meat-eaters’
○ Tyrannosaurus Rex, Velociraptor, Allosaurus

Features:

● Sharp teeth and claws

● Long, strong legs
● Sharp claws
Tyrannosaurus Rex!!!
1. Nickname: T Rex
2. Found in Western North America
3. Lived during the upper Cretaceous Period
a. 67-65 million years ago
4. Can be 20 feet tall!
5. Ate other dinosaurs
a. Triceratops

Quiz!

Tyrannosaurus Rex
What is an Omnivore?
● Omnivore: Animals that eat both meat and plants
○ Ornithomimus, Oviraptor

Features:

● Beak
● Long legs
● Short arms
 Ornithomimus!!!
1. Lived during the late Cretaceous Period
a. 75-65 million years ago
2. Have no teeth
a. Use their beaks to eat
3. Could run up to 40 miles per hour
4. Found in North America and Asia

Quiz!

Ornithomimus
Can you figure out what dinosaurs belongs where?

Green Team
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Yellow Team
Purple Team

Red Team