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Real Dinosaurs vs Fiction

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ScienceDinosaurs & Paleontology|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_JednrdYqpt

Distinguish real dinosaurs from fictional or commonly confused creatures — pterosaurs (flying reptiles) and plesiosaurs (marine reptiles) were not dinosaurs, and movie dinosaurs are not always accurate

Mastery Evidence

  • State that pterosaurs could fly but were not dinosaurs
  • State that plesiosaurs lived in the sea but were not dinosaurs
  • Identify at least one way a movie or cartoon dinosaur differs from the real animal

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] sees a flying reptile in a dinosaur book, can they tell you it's actually not a dinosaur but a different kind of prehistoric animal?”

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