Dinosaur Guessing Game 1

Part of

• Guessing Games

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Alabama

• SC23.1.5 — Use information from observations to explain how various external features help living things survive, grow, and meet their needs.
• ELA21.K.20 — Name and sort pictures of objects into categories based on common attributes while relating vocabulary to prior knowledge and building background knowledge.

Alaska

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Arizona

• Patterns in the natural and human designed world can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
• Identify questions and make predictions based on prior experiences.
• K.L1U1.6 — Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms use different body parts for survival.
• 1.L4U1.10 — Develop a model to describe how animals and plants are classified into groups and subgroups according to their similarities.

Arkansas

• 4-LS1-1 — Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
• K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

California

• K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Colorado

• RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.g — Make predictions based on illustrations.
• SC.P.1.1.b — Make simple observations, predictions, explanations, and generalizations based on real-life experiences.
• RWC20-GR.2-S.1-GLE.2-EO.f — Use content-specific vocabulary to ask questions and provide information.

Connecticut

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Delaware

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Florida

• SC.1.N.1.2 — Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others.
• SC.K.N.1.5 — Recognize that learning can come from careful observation.
• SC.K.L.14.3 — Observe plants and animals, describe how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.

Georgia

• SKL2.a — Construct an argument supported by evidence for how animals can be grouped according to their features.

Hawaii

• 1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Idaho

• All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see; hear; grasp objects; protect themselves; move from place to place; and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. (1-LS-1.1)
• Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems. (K-ESS-2.2)
• K-LS-1.1 — Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use observations to describe how plants and animals are alike and different in terms of how they live and grow.

Illinois

• ETS1.A-P2 — Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems. (secondary to K-ESS3-2)

Indiana

• K.CC.3 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (E)
• K.LS.2 — Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals.
• 2.LS.3 — Classify living organisms according to variations in specific physical features (i.e., body coverings, appendages) and describe how those features may provide an advantage for survival in different environments.

Iowa

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about the main topic and key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• SL.K.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
• SL.K.1.b — Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

Kansas

• Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
• RI.2.11.c — Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.

Kentucky

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Louisiana

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Maine

• SL.2.1.a — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Maryland

• K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Massachusetts

• 3-LS4-1 — Use fossils to describe types of organisms and their environments that existed long ago and compare those to living organisms and their environments. Recognize that most kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.
• 1-LS1-1 — Use evidence to explain that (a) different animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air, and (b) plants have roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits that are used to take in water, air, and other nutrients, and produce food for the plant.
• RI.PK.7 — With prompting and support, describe important details from an illustration or photograph.

Minnesota

• 0.3.1.2 — Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (e.g., poems, rhymes, songs) by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.

Mississippi

• L.K.4.1 — Obtain information from informational text or other media to document and report examples of different plants or animals that are extinct.
• L.K.1B.1 — Develop and use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to (a) obtain food and other resources, (b) protect themselves, and (c) move from place to place.

Missouri

• K.R.1.B.a — identifying and sorting pictures of objects into conceptual categories
• K.SL.1.A.b — continuing a conversation through multiple exchanges

Montana

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• RI.1.6 — Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.

Nebraska

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Nevada

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

New Hampshire

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

New Jersey

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction.

New Mexico

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

New York

• KL4 — Explore and use new vocabulary and multiple-meaning words and phrases in authentic experiences, including, but not limited to the following:
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

North Carolina

• LS.K.1.2 — Use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to obtain food and other resources, protect themselves, and move from place to place.
• LS.K.1.2 — Use models to exemplify how animals use their body parts to obtain food and other resources, protect themselves, and move from place to place.
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

North Dakota

• 1.R.2 — Ask and answer questions about a variety of texts, genres, photographs, or illustrations before, during, and after shared reading or other text-listening experiences to compare, contrast, predict, or infer.
• K.R.2 — Respond to a variety of texts, photographs, or illustrations before, during, and after shared reading or other text-listening experiences to compare, contrast, predict, or infer.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

Ohio

• K.LS.1 — Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
• K.LS.2 — Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented in various media and other formats (e.g., orally).

Oklahoma

• PK.S.2 — Make observations of the physical and natural world. Clarification Statement: Observations should focus on what things look, feel, hear, or smell like, how they might operate or function, and similarities and differences among things inside classroom (e.g., pencils, markers, and highlighters make different marks on paper) and outside a classroom (e.g., leaves look different at different times of year, sticks in different areas of the school yard are different shapes and sizes, it is cooler in the morning than at lunch). Explanations for why things inside and outside the classroom look, feel, or smell the way they do are not expected.
• PK.S.3 — Notice and describe similarities and differences among plants, animals, and objects. Clarification Statement: Similarities and differences might include grouping like plants, animals, or objects based on observations. Descriptions of groupings might be based on how plants, animals, or objects look, feel, or smell.
• Make observations (first hand or from media) and/or measurements to collect data that can be used to make comparisons. (K.PS3.1, 1.ESS1.2, 2.LS4.1)

Oregon

• 1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Pennsylvania

• Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• CC.1.5.K.B — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Rhode Island

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

South Carolina

• K-LS1-1.SEP.A: — Analyzing and Interpreting Data Analyzing data in K-2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to collecting, recording, and sharing observations. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns in the natural world in order to answer scientific questions. NRC Framework Link
• 3-LS4-1.DCI.A: — Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms that lived long ago and also about the nature of their environments. NRC Framework Link

South Dakota

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• 1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud, information presented orally, or through other media.

Tennessee

• 2.FL.VA.7.a.iii — Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root.
• 2.LS1.1 — Use evidence and observations to explain that many animals use their body parts and senses in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air.
• K.ETS1.1 — Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.

Texas

• K.4B — use the senses as a tool of observation to identify properties and patterns of organisms, objects, and events in the environment.
• K.10B — identify basic parts of plants and animals;
• K.13B — identify the different structures that animals have that allow them to interact with their environment such as seeing, hearing, moving, and grasping objects;
• 1.13A — identify the external structures of different animals and compare how those structures help different animals live, move, and meet basic needs for survival;

Utah

• P4.SL.3 — Use age-appropriate language, grammar, volume, and pronunciation when speaking or presenting.

Vermont

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.

Virginia

• K.1.a.iii — Make predictions based on observations.
• K.1.b.ii — Identify characteristics and properties of objects through observations.
• K.1.d.i — Make simple conclusions based on data or observations.
• K.1.f.ii — Communicate observations using pictures, drawings, and/or speech.

Washington

• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Washington, D.C.

• SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
• Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).

West Virginia

• Building and appropriately using science domain vocabulary and phrases
• Observing patterns
• Interpreting and applying visually expressed information (e.g., flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table,
• Determining the relationships between structure and function

Wisconsin

• Students collect, record, and share observations. This includes the following: Record information (observations, thoughts, and ideas). Use and share pictures, drawings, or writings of observations. Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns or relationships in the natural and designed worlds in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems. Compare predictions (based on prior experiences) to what occurred (observable events). Analyze data from tests of an object or tool to determine if the object or tool works as intended.
• ELA.1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Wyoming

• K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.