What
Colors Were Dinosaurs?
Nobody
knows what color dinosaurs were. But we can look at modern animals to
guess how dinosaurs might have looked. Get out your crayons and put
on your thinking caps to help these dinosaurs survive!
You will need:
1. Color the habitat with the colors you think you would find in nature. Look at rainforest pictures for ideas (photos of tropical grasslands and forests). Blend your colors to make lots of different colors!
2. Read ìColor Cluesî sheets to learn how colors and patterns help modern animals survive. Which of these might help you decide how dinosaurs looked?
3. Read ³Dinosaur Data² sheets (below). Think about how and where these dinosaurs lived:
4. Create colors and patterns for each dinosaur that will help them survive in its habitat. Remember: there are no right or wrong answersójust educated guesses! Read Dinosaur Data sheets (below) for ideas.
5. Cut out each dinosaur and place in its habitat. How does it look? Will its colors and patterns help it survive?
For extra fun: Use the habitat for a backdrop in a puppet theater made from cardboard. Glue the dinosaurs to popsicle sticks to use as puppets. Act out their lives and tell dinosaur stories!
Dinosaur
coloring outlines:
Allosaurus,
Ankylosaurus,
Apatosaurus,Camarasaurus,
Camptosaurus,
Centrosaurus,
Chasmosaurus,
Compsognathus,
Hadrosaurid,Lambeosaurus,
Nodosaurus,
Parasaurolophus,
Pachycephalosaurus,
Plateosaurus,
Protoceratops,
Scutellosaurus,
Stegosaurus,
Struthiomimus,
Triceratops,
Tyrannosaurus
rex
Dinosaur
Data Sheets:
Allosaurus,
Ankylosaurus,
Apatosaurus,
Camarasaurus,
Camptosaurus,
Centrosaurus,
Chasmosaurus,
Compsognathus,
Hadrosaurid,
Iguandoon,
Lambeosaurus,
Nodosaurus,
Parasaurolophus,
Pachycephalosaurus,
Plateosaurus,
Protoceratops,
Pteranodon,
Scutellosaurus,
Stegosaurus,
Struthiomimus,
Triceratops,
Tyrannosaurus
rex,
Velociraptor.
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