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Before dinasours there was ...

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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 22:04

I am planning a philosphy lesson for a very low ability year 9 group tomorrow, I have them standing in a line going through evolution backwards to the big bang so have humans, apes, dinasours but what do I put before that?

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ledodgyrobespierre · 21/09/2006 22:08

I found this for you if it's any help?

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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 22:09

thanks am just having a look.

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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 22:10

lol I wanted to put slime as one of my first beings and was ridiculed by dp, but your site agrees with me!

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ledodgyrobespierre · 21/09/2006 22:10
Grin
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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 22:14

I have gone slightly more technical and gone for slimy slugs and jelly fish

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aDAdOnMumsnet · 21/09/2006 22:21

There was me thinking the thread title was a joke with the answer: the chicken nugget.

colditz · 21/09/2006 22:22

Insects. Fish. then slime.

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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 22:25

Yes ahve gone for, humans, apes, dinasour, fish and inscects, slimy slugs and helly fish, earth, big bang and then ???

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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 22:25

lol aDAdOnMumsnet

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Loshad · 21/09/2006 22:36

Me according to my DK's

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twinsetandpearls · 21/09/2006 23:19

charming!

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Twiglett · 21/09/2006 23:21

now surely you mean 'were'

Before dinosaurs there were...

Joolstoo · 21/09/2006 23:52

not necessarily 'were' if there was only one little globby, unseeing, crawly type thingy

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 00:41

You will be plaease to know twigleet that I have put were exept for there was earth and there was a big bang!

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Quootiepie · 22/09/2006 00:44

God? Having a cuppa?

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 00:47

I am presenting the reigious view in another activity , this is to present the "scientific" view. Am trying to do a very watered down teleological argument.

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Quootiepie · 22/09/2006 00:48

I dunno before dinasours... bacteria?

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 00:49

I don;t think my class could read the word bacteria!

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Quootiepie · 22/09/2006 00:50

year 9??

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 00:50

and am not sure I could find a clipart picture of bacteria to help them along!

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 00:51

This is bottom set year nine, the other week they struggled to name the months of the year in order.

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Quootiepie · 22/09/2006 00:53

im not saying a thing :-x errr.. before dinasours wasn't there fish?

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 01:03

have got fish and insects.

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twinsetandpearls · 22/09/2006 01:04

I also teach a class of year 7s who can;t do the days of the week.

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Twiglett · 22/09/2006 11:03

sorry what age is year 9 .. am I right in thinking its 13 or so? that's so sad