3rd Grade Dinosaur Activities
Activity #1
A car is about 15 feet long, and a bus is about 40 feet long. Example:
Supersaurus (140 feet long). Was longer than: 
or 3 cars.
| DINOSAUR | LENGTH | HOW BIG WAS THAT DINOSAUR? (A car is about 15 feet long; a school bus is about 40 feet long) |
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| Argentinosaurus | 130 feet | Was a bit longer than: | 3 CARS | or | 3 BUSES |
| Diplodocus or Apatosaurus | 90 feet | Was about as long as: | 2 CARS | or | 2 BUSES |
| T. rex | 40 feet | Was about as long as | 1 CAR | or | 1 BUS |
| Triceratops or Maiasaura or Parasaurolophus | 30 feet | Was about as long as: | 2 CARS | or | 2 BUSES |
| Stegosaurus | 25 feet | Was a bit shorter than: | 2 CARS | or | 2 BUSES |
| Utahraptor | 20 feet | Was about: | half as long as a CAR | or | half as long as a BUS. |
| Oviraptor or Velociraptor | 6 feet | Was about: | half as long as a CAR | or | half as long as a BUS. |
| Compsognathus | 3 feet | Was about: | one fourth as long as a CAR | or | one fourth as long as a BUS. |
Activity #2
Use the Little Explorers picture dictionary to answer the
following questions.
1. Were dinosaurs reptiles, mammals, or amphibians?
________________________
2. This two-word phrase starts with an "M." It is the name
of the geological era during which the dinosaurs lived and mammals evolved. What
is it? ________________________________
3. This dinosaur's name starts with an "M." It was a giant
meat-eater with long, sharp toe claws. What is it called?
________________________
4. This dinosaur's name starts with an "M." It was a small
plant-eater from South America whose eggs were only about an inch long. What is
it called? ________________________
5. This dinosaur's name starts with a "T." It was a huge
meat-eater with tiny arms and two-fingered hands. What is it called?
________________________
6. Name two dinosaurs whose names start with a "T." They
were plant-eaters that had three horns on their head. What are their names?
________________________ and _______________________
7. This two-word phrase starts with a "J." It is the name of
the geological time during which the huge plant-eating dinosaurs (like
Apatosaurus) and other dinosaurs lived. What is it called?
________________________
8. This dinosaur's name starts with an "S." It was a large
plant-eater that had a series of triangular plates running along its back. It
had spikes at the end of its tail. What is it called? ________________________
9. This dinosaur's name starts with an "S." It was a
meat-eater that had a sail on its back. What is it called?
________________________
10. This dinosaur's name starts with an "S." It was a
long-necked, long-tailed plant-eater that was over 130 feet long. Its name means
"earthquake lizard." What is its name? ________________________
11. This animal's name starts with a "C." This meat-eating
dinosaur is the smallest-known dinosaur. What is it called?
________________________
12. This animal's name starts with a "P." It was a large,
meat-eating reptile that lived in the seas during the time of the dinosaurs (but
it wasn't a dinosaur). What is it called? ________________________
13. This animal's name starts with a "P." It was a flying
reptile that lived during the time of the dinosaurs (but it wasn't a dinosaur).
Its name means "wing finger." What is it called?
________________________
14. This animal's name starts with a "D." It was a
meat-eating animal that had a sail on its back. It lived before the time of the
dinosaurs; this animal wasn't a dinosaur. What is it called?
________________________
15. This dinosaur's name starts with a "D." This plant-eater
had a long neck, a small head, and a long, whip-like tail. What is it called?
________________________
16. This dinosaur's name starts with an "A." It was a huge
meat-eater that had a sail on its back. What is it called?
________________________
17. This dinosaur's name starts with an "A." It was a large
plant-eater that used to be called Brontosaurus. What is it called now?
________________________
18. This dinosaur's name starts with an "A." This large
plant-eater had armor all over its body. What is it called?
________________________
19. This dinosaur's name starts with a "U." It was a huge
meat-eater whose fossils were found in Utah, USA. What is it called?
________________________
20. This dinosaur's name starts with a "M." It is the name
of a plant-eating dinosaur that cared for its young. What is it called?
________________________
21. This word starts with a "B." It is the word for animals
that walk on two legs. Some dinosaurs walked on two legs. What is this word?
________________
22. This word starts with a "Q." It is the word for animals
that walk on four legs. Some dinosaurs walked on four legs. What is this word?
________________________
23. This dinosaur's name starts with a "C." It was a
meat-eater with two horns on its head. What is it called?
________________________
24. This word starts with a "C." It is a word meaning an
animal that eats meat. Some dinosaurs were meat-eaters. What is this word?
________________________
25. This word starts with an "H." It is a word meaning an
animal that eats plants. Most dinosaurs were plant-eaters. What is this word?
Activity #3
WHO AM I?
| Dimetrodon | Brachiosaurus | Triceratops | Protoceratops | Allosaurus |
| Tyrannosaurus | Brontosaurus | Stegosaurus | Trachodon | Elasmosaurs |
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Activity #4
