Dinosaur Guessing Game 2

Ages 5–8 · 7 minutes · Science, Geography

Test your dino knowledge using close-up pictures and discover new dinosaur facts!

Practice using observational skills and learn about dinosaurs during this fun guessing game. For each dinosaur, guess the dinosaur based on a close-up picture and a shared fact! Some familiarity with dinosaurs is helpful, but not required.

Games can be taken out of order.

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Guessing Games

Standards alignment

Common Core State Standards

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Alabama

SS10.3.13.1 — Identifying roles of archaeologists and paleontologists
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.
SC23.1.5 — Use information from observations to explain how various external features help living things survive, grow, and meet their needs.

Alaska

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Arizona

Identify questions and make predictions based on prior experiences.
1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
K.L1U1.6 — Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about how organisms use different body parts for survival.
1.L.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Arkansas

1.RC.4.RF — Build general and academic vocabulary and background knowledge of age and grade-appropriate topics through discussion, reading, and writing.
1.RC.5.RF — Use background knowledge and details, including illustrations, charts, and graphs, to make predictions and inferences about what happens in a text.
2.RC.4.RF — Build general and academic vocabulary and background knowledge of age and grade-appropriate topics through discussion, reading, and writing.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere.

California

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
Make predictions based on prior experiences.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Colorado

RWC20-GR.1-S.1-GLE.1-EO.b — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
RWC20-GR.2-S.1-GLE.2-EO.f — Use content-specific vocabulary to ask questions and provide information.
RWC20-GR.PS-S.2-GLE.1-EO.g — Make predictions based on illustrations.
SC.3.2.4 — Some living organisms resemble organisms that once lived on Earth .

Connecticut

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Delaware

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

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.L.14.2 — Recognize that some books and other media portray animals and plants with characteristics and behaviors they do not have in real life.
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.
ELA.1.V.1.3 — Identify and use picture clues, context clues, word relationships, reference materials, and/or background knowledge to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Georgia

ELAGSE1SL2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SKL2.a — Construct an argument supported by evidence for how animals can be grouped according to their features.

Hawaii

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
1.L.5b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Idaho

Asking questions, making observations, and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems. (K-ESS-2.2)
1.ODC.OC.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
1.VD.AV.3 — With support as needed, acquire and use general academic and content-specific words gained through conversations, reading, and listening to texts.

Illinois

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
INV-P4 — Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
INFO-P3 — Obtain information using various texts, text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons), and other media that will be useful in answering a scientific question.

Indiana

1.CC.4 — Ask and answer questions about key details in what is read, heard, or viewed to demonstrate comprehension. (E)
K.E.2 — Identify and describe different kinds of jobs that people do and the tools or equipment used in these jobs. (E)
1.CC.3 — Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says to clarify something that is not understood.
K.RC.7 — Identify and sort pictures of objects into categories (e.g., colors, shapes, opposites) through oral discussions. (E)

Iowa

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
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.1.3 — Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.

Kansas

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
Make predictions based on prior experiences.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Kentucky

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Louisiana

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Maine

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.

Maryland

SEP.4.K-2.3 — Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SEP.3.K-2.5 — Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

Michigan

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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.
1.1.4.1 — Ask and answer questions including who, what and where to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text; retell key details.
1.1.8.2 — Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary and phrases in informational text.

Mississippi

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.
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.4.2 — Observe and report how some present-day animals resemble extinct animals (i.e., elephants resemble wooly mammoths).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Missouri

Make predictions based on prior experiences.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
K.R.1.B.a — identifying and sorting pictures of objects into conceptual categories

Montana

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
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.
L.K.6 — Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

Nebraska

Make predictions based on prior experiences.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

Nevada

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

New Hampshire

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
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

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

New Mexico

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

New York

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
1L5b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
KL5 — Explore and discuss word relationships and word meanings.

North Carolina

SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about 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.
CCR Anchor Standard RI.7 — Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
LS.K.2.1 — Analyze and interpret data to compare the characteristics of different types of the same animal to determine individual similarities and differences.

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.
K.R.6 — Identify photographs, illustrations, and labels during or after a shared reading or other text-listening experience.

Ohio

2.LS.2 — All organisms alive today result from their ancestors, some of which may be extinct. Not all kinds of organisms that lived in the past are represented by living organisms today.
4.LS.2 — Fossils can be compared to one another and to present-day organisms according to their similarities and differences.
K.LS.2 — Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.

Oklahoma

Objects and organisms can be described in terms of their parts. (2.LS4.1)
2.3.R.5 — Students will use details from the literary or informational text to draw conclusions and make predictions.
K.6.R.1 — Students will identify relevant pictures, charts, grade-level texts, or people as sources of information on a topic of interest.
Some kinds of plants and animals that once lived on Earth are no longer found anywhere. (3.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.
K.SL.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.

Pennsylvania

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
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

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

South Carolina

2-LS4-1.SEP.A: — Planning and Carrying Out Investigations Planning and carrying out investigations to answer questions or test solutions to problems in K-2 builds on prior experiences and progresses to simple investigations, based on fair tests, which provide data to support explanations or design solutions. Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data which can be used to make comparisons. NRC Framework Link
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

Use observations (firsthand or from media) to describe patterns and/or relationships in the natural and designed world(s) in order to answer scientific questions and solve problems.
1.SL.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud, information presented orally, or through other media.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
1.H.1.2 — Describe ways people learn about the past including but not limited to photos, artifacts, stories, and videos

Tennessee

1.SL.CC.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
K.ETS1.1 — Ask and answer questions about the scientific world and gather information using the senses.
2.LS1.2 — Obtain and communicate information to classify animals (vertebrates-mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish, invertebrates-insects) based on their physical characteristics.

Texas

2.3C — identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do.
1.10A — investigate how the external characteristics of an animal are related to where it lives, how it moves, and what it eats;
K.4B — use the senses as a tool of observation to identify properties and patterns of organisms, objects, and events in the environment.

Utah

4.1.3 — Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the stability and change in organisms and environments from long ago. Emphasize using the structures of fossils to make inferences about ancient organisms. Examples of fossils and environments could include comparing a trilobite with a horseshoe crab in an ocean environment or using a fossil footprint to determine the size of a dinosaur. (LS4.A)

Vermont

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Virginia

K.1.a.iii — Make predictions based on observations.
K.1.b.ii — Identify characteristics and properties of objects through observations.
K.R.1.B — With prompting and support, find information on the topic from pictures, texts, people or provided sources.

Washington

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
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.

L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.

West Virginia

Building and appropriately using science domain vocabulary and phrases
Interpreting and applying visually expressed information (e.g., flowchart, diagram, model, graph, or table,
ELA.1.40.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
Determining the relationships between structure and function
ELA.1.31 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Wisconsin

Some living organisms resemble organisms that once lived on Earth. Fossils provide evidence about the types of organisms and environments that existed long ago.
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.
Students identify similarities and differences in order to sort and classify natural objects and designed products. They identify patterns related to time, including simple rates of change and cycles, and use these patterns to make predictions.

Wyoming

Make observations (firsthand or from media) to collect data that can be used to make comparisons.
SL.1.2 — Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
L.1.5.b — Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).