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 the Sinosauropteryx is an early bird. I also learned that it uses its feathers for warmth and camouflage.
I learned that the Sinosauropteryx had countershading.
I learned how to draw a Sinosauropteryx.
They are a type of bird.
This dinosaur is a bird!
Today I learned about a new animal called Sinosauropteryx.
Today I learned about a new animal called an Ornithomimus.
I learned that Ornithomimus existed.
The Sinosauropteryx had feathers!
I learned that this dinosaur looks more like a bird.
I learned that a Sinosauropteryx is real!
I learned that the name means bird mimic.
I learned that birds are related to dinosaurs.
I learned that Ornithomimus is called “bird mimic”.
They use their feathers to attract females.
This is a dinosaur bird.
I learned that their necks were long and they could reach trees.
Ornithomimus had down feathers.
I learned that dinosaurs could be birds.
I learned that Sinosauropteryx are very old!
I learned that Ornithomimus had feathers.
Some birds are dinosaurs.
I learned that birds are dinosaurs.
I learned how to draw the Ornithomimus!
I learned they had big feathers.
Ornithomimus
I learned that Sinosauropteryx was a carnivore.
I learned that Sinosauropteryx had very warm feathers.
