The Mesozoic Era
Place the three periods of the Mesozoic Era — Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous — in order and understand that different dinosaurs lived in different periods, not all at the same time
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Does your child know that T. rex and Stegosaurus didn't actually live at the same time — and can they name the three dinosaur time periods in order?
Place the three periods of the Mesozoic Era — Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous — in order and understand that different dinosaurs lived in different periods, not all at the same time
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- List Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous in the correct chronological order
- Assign at least one well-known dinosaur to the correct period
- Explain that millions of years separated these periods and different species lived in each
“Does your child know that T. rex and Stegosaurus didn't actually live at the same time — and can they name the three dinosaur time periods in order?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Dinosaurs & Paleontology
- Age range
- Ages 7–9