I just happened to glance at this article on the homepage of The New York Times and after reading realized it could probably be discussed in some 3rd or 4th grade classrooms. The article explains how recently one of the largest species of dinosaurs was found to have been covered in feathers! The wordiness of the article probably wouldn't be appropriate for most children to read on their own, but it would be a great discussion topic or introduction to a unit on dinosaurs. I believe that for learning to be engaging and meaningful for students, it has be current and applicable to the real world. The fact that real-life scientist are just discovering this information would be exciting for children!
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