Young students love stories about dinosaurs. They like to read about, look at and draw different kinds of prehistoric creatures. Art activities can be further enriched when they are linked to related subjects. It is suggested that art teachers link this lesson sequence with science and history. By looking at how scientists have worked out what dinosaurs looked like, teachers are able to help students to develop an understanding of evolutionary time lines.
As students develop an understanding of how long ago dinosaurs roamed the earth, they will develop an appreciation of the ways in which information can be gathered from fossils. Fossils not only tell what prehistoric animals looked like, but as different kinds of fossils are dated together chronologically, a picture of habitats can be reconstructed so that scientists and historians make educated guesses about evolution and the past.
Students will be asked to develop the skill of creating a clay impression. They will learn about how to make a plaster cast from their negative shape. In that way students will develop an appreciation for how fossils help modern generations learn about and value the Earth's past.
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