Dinosaur Ghosts

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 3, Day 1

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

The Search for Monsters of Mystery

Comprehension Skill:Text Organization

What information

does the article give

you?

How does the section heading “Is

the Loch Ness

Monster Really a

Fish?” help organize the

text?

Is the article organized by main ideas

and details or cause and

effect?

Erosion

n.  All the natural processes that wear away earth and rock. The erosion of the hillside was caused by heavy rains and wind. 

Theory

n., pl.  theories.  An idea that is based on evidence but that cannot be stated as fact. In the 1860s, Joseph Lister published his theory that unseen germs cause infections.

Excavation 

n.  The process of finding something by digging for it. A later excavation of the site turned up more fossils.  

Extinct

adj.  No longer living on the earth; having died out. The passenger pigeon became extinct at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Specimens

n.  A sample taken for scientific study. The specimens of pond water were full of tiny creatures. 

Geologists

n.  A scientist who studies the earth's crust and the rocks it is made of. Rocks can tell geologists a lot about how the earth changed in a particular place.

Hypotheses

n., pl.  hypotheses.  A scientific suggestion based on what is known so far. Ideas remain hypotheses until evidence proves that they are true.

Paleontologists

n.  A scientist who studies prehistoric life. A paleontologist compares the bones of dinosaurs to those of modern animals.

• erosion– All the natural processes that

wear away earth and rock

• theory– A widely held scientific explanation

that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.

• excavation– The process of finding something by

digging for it

• extinct– No longer living; having all died

out

• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study

• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and

the earth’s crust

• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess

based on what we know so far

• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric

life

Key Background Vocabulary

Dino

saur

 Gho

sts

PB pg. 147

Dinosaur Ghosts

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 3, Day 2

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

• erosion– All the natural processes that

wear away earth and rock

• theory– A widely held scientific explanation

that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.

• excavation– The process of finding something by

digging for it

• extinct– No longer living; having all died

out

• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study

• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and

the earth’s crust

• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess

based on what we know so far

• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric

life

Key Background Vocabulary

Decoding: Inflectional Endings –al, -ive, -ous

investigate

mass

burry

comic

fame

carnivore

experiment

create

invent

marvel

-al

-ous

-ive

Extreme Partner Reading

Step 1 •Read the Story Summery to yourself one time. •Be sure to use good hand gestures to help you as you read.

Step 2 •Turn to your shoulder partner and partner read the story with lots of expression. 

•Don’t forget the gestures that you have practiced. 

Step 3 •Take turns asking and answering at least five questions each about the text.  

•Remember to both ask and answer questions with high enthusiasm. 

Dinosaur Ghosts

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 3, Day 3

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

• erosion– All the natural processes that

wear away earth and rock

• theory– A widely held scientific explanation

that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.

• excavation– The process of finding something by

digging for it

• extinct– No longer living; having all died

out

• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study

• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and

the earth’s crust

• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess

based on what we know so far

• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric

life

Key Background Vocabulary

Wha

t Hap

pene

d?PB pg. 148

Skill Bridge pg. 20-23

Dinosaur Ghosts

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 3, Day 3

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

• erosion– All the natural processes that

wear away earth and rock

• theory– A widely held scientific explanation

that is based on evidence but cannot be stated as fact.

• excavation– The process of finding something by

digging for it

• extinct– No longer living; having all died

out

• specimens– Samples taken for scientific study

• geologists– Scientists who study rocks and

the earth’s crust

• hypotheses– And educated or scientific guess

based on what we know so far

• paleontologists– A scientist who studies prehistoric

life

Key Background Vocabulary

Coach pgs. 44-49

Doctor DinosaurWith your shoulder partner, read

pages 210-213 from your text using the skills mentions in the yellow column on the left of page 210. When you are finished discuss these questions with your partner and write your answers in complete sentences on a piece of lined paper..

Compare Jack’s research to the scientists studying Coelophysis?

3. What did the author mean when he said, “That leads to more questions.” Which is what science is all about. 

4. Why is his discovery valuable even if his ideas turn out to be wrong?

2. How did his examination of nests challenge peoples beliefs about dinosaurs?

1. How did luck play a role in Jack’s discovery?

Dinosaur Ghosts

What Really HappenedTheme 2, Selection 3, Day 5

Taught By: Mrs. Williams

Weekly Skills Test1. Make sure your name, date, and

assignment are written clearly on the top left of the paper.

2. Turn your test paper to me and put your answer key in the reading basket.

3. Finish your Mountain Language.4. Finish any other unfinished work.

In the NewsChoose one of the Newspaper articles

available and on a piece of notebook paper, answer the following questions about the article you chose.

What is the article about?

Where and when is the article talking about?

Why did it happen and why is this important?

Who is the article about?