These plant eating dinosaurs had to eat a lot of plants each day! The had special teeth that help them break apart the bark of trees and twigs. They could also hold some of the food in pouches in their cheeks while they were looking for more food to eat. Sometimes they would also eat small rocks to help break up the plants in their stomachs!

We also wanted to learn a little bit about volcanoes and there are some cool activities to see and do below. What do you already know about volcanoes? Do you know how they erupt? What happens to the lava when it cools? Are all volcanoes active and how often do they erupt? There is a video that helps answer these questions and an activity to make your own!

Activities

-check out the word cards below for some practice writing and letter identification for plant eaters and volcanoes

-can you make a Lego dinosaur? a Lego volcano? Here are some designs that might inspire you!

-check out a virtual tour at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History (this requires parent help) and check out the pictures of dinosaurs from my family trip there. These dinosaur pictures are from a few years ago and not all plant eaters but they were really cool to see in person, so I wanted to share!

-make your own volcano in your yard with sand or dirt and baking soda and vinegar! Or check out this video about volcanos.

-draw a picture of a real dinosaur or even better, make up your own dinosaur! Be creative with colors and features, like horns, wings, etc. You can even name your own species of dinosaur and make sure to share it with us on Seesaw or google classroom!

Some interesting facts

• the sea animals that live in the twilight migrate EVERYDAY to the top parts of the ocean to feed and then swim back down. That’s an amazing accomplishment everyday!
• there are some interesting animals that live here including, lantern fish, squid, hatchet fish
• there are no plants that live in this area because they could not survive without light
• the temperature is very cold and the waters are dark

Activities

Become a scientist and dive deep into the ocean!

Build a fort with cushions and blankets, bring in a flashlight and pretend you are deep in the ocean. What animals do you see? Pretend you find a new species of sea life! What does it look like? Does it glow? Does it have large teeth? A tail? When you come back up from the deep ocean, get to work making this new sea animal; you can draw it or use construction paper tape, scissors, and markers to create a 3D version.

Make your own scuba gear!

Use recycled materials, tape, markers, or anything else you have on hand to make your own oxygen tanks, googles, and flippers. Below are some examples

Make an ocean painting or drawing

Add as many ocean animals as you can, especially new ones we learned about this week. Or make the layers of the ocean, dividing the paper into each layer of the ocean.

Re-create the story

Use Legos, blocks, magna tiles, or other materials and add characters (Lego people or other people), like in the story, and go on a treasure hunt of your own!

Written by Sara, Orange Room