Science Dinosaurs & Paleontologyusually ages 5–7

Dinosaur Sizes

Compare dinosaur sizes to familiar things — some dinosaurs were as tall as a house, others were as small as a chicken — and understand that dinosaurs came in a huge range of sizes

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Compare the size of a large dinosaur to a familiar object like a bus or house
Name a very large dinosaur (e.g. Brachiosaurus) and a small one (e.g. Compsognathus)
Use words like 'taller than', 'longer than', 'heavier than' when comparing

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Can your child tell you that some dinosaurs were enormous and others were tiny — maybe using comparisons like 'as tall as a building' or 'as small as a cat'?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Famous Dinosaur Speciesages 5–7Must know some dinosaur species before comparing their sizes

Dinosaur Sizesthis skill · ages 5–7

Unlocks

The Mesozoic Eraages 7–9Placing the Mesozoic periods in order and understanding that different dinosaurs lived in different periods is contextualised by the prior knowledge that dinosaurs varied enormously in size — size variation across time periods supports the concept of evolutionary change

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Curriculum alignment

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This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Dinosaurs Were Realages 5–7 Famous Dinosaur Speciesages 5–7 Fossils & Palaeontologistsages 5–7 Plant-Eaters vs Meat-Eatersages 5–7

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