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Discovering Dinosaurs

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  • Do people know for certain why dinosaurs died?
    No
  • What vocab word does this show?
    Fossil
  • Would some dinosaurs sit on their eggs like chickens?
    Yes!
  • What can we learn from dinosaur footprints?
    We can learn how fast or slow some dinosaurs walked. We can also tell if they moved in groups or by themselves.
  • What vocab word does this show?
    Carefully. Example: She is walking very carefully.
  • What do scientists do after they dig up fossils?
    Carefully take them to a museum and study them.
  • What vocab word does this show?
    Scientist.
  • Where can you see skeletons and fossils?
    In a museum.
  • What vocab word does this show?
    Dinosaur
  • What vocab word does this show?
    Museum
  • Why do scientists need to be careful when digging up fossils?
    Because they are very valuable and old. They can break easily.
  • Dinosaurs are ancient ________. (Like snakes or lizards)
    reptiles
  • Older fossils are found where? A. On the top of the ground. B. Under the ground. C. Deep in the ground.
    C. Deep under the ground. The deeper a fossil is, the older it is.
  • Is this man being careful?
    NO
  • How can scientists learn about dinosaur babies?
    From fossil eggs and nests.
  • What vocab word does this show?
    Skeleton
  • Were some dinosaurs as small as a chiken?
    Yes
  • How do most scientists think the dinosaurs died?
    A meteor crash
  • What can scientists learn from studying dinosaur teeth?
    They can learn what they ate, and if they're plant eaters or meat eaters.
  • Name 2 ways meat eating dinosaurs and plant eating dinosaurs are different. Name 2 ways they are the same.
    Different: some eat plants, some hunt animals. Plant eaters have flat teeth, meat eaters have sharp teeth. Same: Both are reptiles, both lived very long ago.
  • What type of scientist is a palaeontologist?
    A scientist who studies fossils and dinosaurs
  • What can we learn about dinosaurs by comparing them to living animals today?
    How they move - such as walking, flying, or we can learn how big they are.
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