How can you tell they’ve got it: Famous Dinosaur Species?

If they’ve got it, you’ll see things like: Name at least four common dinosaur species from pictures or models; Describe one visible feature of each (e.g. T. rex has tiny arms, Triceratops has three horns); Match a dinosaur name to a picture or model without help. Or just try it together: If your child sees pictures of different dinosaurs, can they name at least three — like T. rex, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus?

Science Dinosaurs & Paleontology Ages 5–7

Famous Dinosaur Species

Your child can name well-known dinosaurs like T. rex, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus. They can point to one feature, like the three horns on a Triceratops.

In curriculum terms

Recognise and name common well-known dinosaur species: Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Stegosaurus, and Brachiosaurus/Diplodocus, describing a basic feature of each

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How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

Name at least four common dinosaur species from pictures or models
Describe one visible feature of each (e.g. T. rex has tiny arms, Triceratops has three horns)
Match a dinosaur name to a picture or model without help

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Try this together

If your child sees pictures of different dinosaurs, can they name at least three — like T. rex, Triceratops, and Stegosaurus?

Where this sits on the map

Stuck here? Check the skills it builds on first. Confident? Here’s what it unlocks.

Builds on

Dinosaurs Were Realages 5–7Must understand dinosaurs existed before learning to name species

Famous Dinosaur Speciesthis skill · ages 5–7

Unlocks

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

Real Dinosaurs vs Fictionages 5–7Must know some dinosaurs before distinguishing them from non-dinosaurs

Dinosaur Hip Groupsages 9–11Must know common species before classifying them into Saurischia and Ornithischia

Plant-Eaters vs Meat-Eatersages 5–7Knowing common species helps when sorting them by diet

The Mesozoic Eraages 7–9Knowing species names helps when assigning them to time periods

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

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

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

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