The Dragon Research Paper

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Essential Question: How have dragons influenced/ inspired humankind?

How have dragons influenced/ inspired humankind movie designs. (Harry Potter Hungarian HornTail- Reign of Fire movie dragon- Mesozoic era)
Maths: Diagram of dragon sculpture/ Scale of the dragon model
English: A poster board talking about all the components required with creative design (dragon head?)
Science: How the model’s body design works (Is the body structure draw balanced?)
Humanities: Based on historical myths of dragon models
Additional Topic - DT/ Art: The actual making of the dragon model

Links: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Hungarian_Horntail http://reign-of-fire.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesozoic Hungarian Horntail:
Wyvern like appearance( Lizard like with wings)
Appearance in movie inspired by the movie “Reign of Fire”s dragon.
4 limbs : 2 legs and a pair of wings
Wings made out of skin membrane
Black scales, yellow eyes, with …show more content…

Dragons are legendary beasts in the folklore of many European and Asian cultures. Legends describe dragons as large, lizard like creatures that breathe fire and have a long, scaly tail.

Science- The linkages and differences of dragons and animal skeletal structure.
Wyverns- A two legged dragon with a pair of wings. Has a sturdy skeleton structure. Large head, long neck, broad shoulders, thick legs, strong tail, and a pair of very large wings. The dragon's bones are very strong, but hollow and light. The dragon has two types of teeth because of it being an omnivore. The canine and incisor teeth of a dragon are long and razor sharp, but also have molars to chew their food instead of eating it whole. The shoulder bones are thick to handle the large wing muscles needed to fly. The wing "finger" bones are very long to wrap the thin flight membrane taut around

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