Sixth grade students at Echo Valley Elementary School in Salinas, CA participated in the Western Flyer Foundation Science Illustration Mentorship Program. They learned how to draw dinosaurs and they learned that modern birds descended from dinosaurs.
I learned that Ornithomimus existed.
Ornithomimus had down feathers.
Ornithomimus
They are a type of bird.
I learned that their necks were long and they could reach trees.
I learned that Ornithomimus is called “bird mimic”.
I learned that birds are dinosaurs.
I learned how to draw a Sinosauropteryx.
Some birds are dinosaurs.
The Sinosauropteryx had feathers!
I learned that birds are related to dinosaurs.
I learned that dinosaurs could be birds.
I learned that a Sinosauropteryx is real!
This is a dinosaur bird.
I learned that Ornithomimus had feathers.
Today I learned about a new animal called an Ornithomimus.
I learned that the Sinosauropteryx had countershading.
I learned that Sinosauropteryx had very warm feathers.
I learned how to draw the Ornithomimus!
This dinosaur is a bird!
They use their feathers to attract females.
I learned that the name means bird mimic.
I learned that Sinosauropteryx was a carnivore.
I learned that the Sinosauropteryx is an early bird. I also learned that it uses its feathers for warmth and camouflage.
Today I learned about a new animal called Sinosauropteryx.
I learned that this dinosaur looks more like a bird.
