Room 307 at Otis was our Co-Classroom of the Week 9/11!  

Otis School second graders in Room 307 are very enthusiastic about Dinosaur Expedition 2000. The students and their parents are reading books, asking questions, making predictions and examining artifacts from Africa as they follow Dr. Paul Sereno and his team daily in Niger.

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Barbara Conner (Classroom Teacher)

  Otis Elementary

 

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Otis Elementary School
525 N. Armour Street
Chicago, Illinois 60622
Principal: James Cosme

Otis is an elementary school with approximately 700 students. It is located in the West Town neighborhood in Chicago, an area which is currently undergoing new development through gentrification. The school has developed a rich and varied curriculum to meet the multiple intellectual needs of its students. The student population for the 1999 school year was 83.3% Hispanic, 8.8% African American, 7.5 % White and .3% Native American.



  Our Five Questions  

Second graders in Room 307 have written letters to the expedition team. Included in these letters are their questions and predictions of the team's responses. All of the letters will be sent to the field and team will mail a letter in response at the end of November.

Question: Did all dinosaurs care for their young?

Prediction: I predict that some dinosaurs took care of their young.

Question: When did the dinosaurs die?
Prediction: I predict that the dinosaurs died millions of years ago.

Question: Do all dinosaur fossils look the same?
Prediction: I predict that there are many types of fossils

Question: Why did triceratops have three horns?
Prediction: I predict triceratops had three horns because of nature

Question: How does a dinosaur's body work?
Prediction: I predict that the blood makes it work.

Stay tuned for the letter from the Expedition Team in December!



  Lesson Plan  

Click here to see the lesson plan. (Download for Word here )
Click here to see the parent letter. (Download for Word here )

  Student Gallery


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