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Using Dinosaur Names To teach Latin and Greek Roots flickr.com/photos/oskay/2156889157
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How did they get their names? William Perry The Fridge Michael Jordan Air Jordan
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Dinosaurs often were given their names based on physical characteristics.
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Dino = terrible Saura = lizard Dinosaur: Terrible lizard
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Dinosaur names Triceratops: Three Horned head Spinosaurus: Spiny Lizard Heterodontosaurus: Different Toothed Lizard Brachypodosaurus: Short-footed Lizard Velociraptor: Speedy Robber
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What if you found a dinosaur?
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Use Greek and Latin Stems to name your discovery?
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Min: Small Large: Magn LatinGreek Small: Micro Long: Long Pingu: Fat Large: Meg Long: Macro Stems that define size Fat: Lip
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Heart: Cord Foot: Ped LatinGreek Heart: Cardi Teeth: Dent Tail: Caud Foot: Pod Teeth: Odont Stems that define body features Tail: Ur
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Fly: Musc Break: Rupt LatinGreek Swim: Nect Foss: Dig Ed: Eat Pyr: Fire Dys: sick Stems that define abilities eme: vomit
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eight: oct hundred: cent LatinGreek eight: oct thousand: mili Mult: many dec: ten thousand: kilo Stems that define numbers a: without Many: Poly
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Give the students resources Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_Engl ish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_and_Latin_roots_in_Engl ish Byrdseed: http://www.byrdseed.com/111-greek-and-latin-word- parts/http://www.byrdseed.com/111-greek-and-latin-word- parts/ Michigan State: https://www.msu.edu/~defores1/gre/roots/gre_rts_afx2.htm?...
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What would you call these? What would you call this dinosaur?How about this one?
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Students draw their own give.
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Students Write Give the dinosaur a name. Create a well written caption defining the picture. Define and identify words stems used. Example: The micropodosaurus had a hard time finding shoes for adults that fit.
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Using Dinosaur Names To teach Latin and Greek Roots flickr.com/photos/oskay/2156889157
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