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Cyber-Starters Dinosaurs – Volume 1

© Copyright 2006 Teachnlogy, Inc., and its licensors. All rights reserved. For additional information, visit us at www.teachnologypublishing.com Table of Contents Theme Age of Reptiles 1-3 All about Dinosaurs 4-6 Anatomy of Dinosaurs 7-9 Behavior of Dinosaurs 10-12 Dinosaur Diet 13-15 Dinosaur Fossils 16-18 Dinosaur Growth 19-21 Dinosaurs and Birds 22-24 Era of Dinosaurs 25-27 Extinction of Dinosaurs 28-30 Origin of Dinosaur Names 31-33 Popular Dinosaurs 34-36 Size of Dinosaurs 37-39 Tallest Dinosaurs 40-42 Types of Dinosaurs 43-45

Format Cyber-Starter 1-45

What happened during this Age of Reptiles? Was the climate cold? Wat kind of life was on the earth? The resources will help you find the answers to these questions and the questions below.

Resources

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Reptiles Definition and description of Era

2. http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/geology/publications/bul/1508/sec8.htm Reason for name “Age of Reptiles”

3. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Age+of+Reptiles Years of Age of Reptiles

4. http://www.howard.k12.md.us/res/beginnings/Reptiles.html End of an Era

5. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/ Age of Reptiles

Questions:

1. What Era is called the “Age of Reptiles?

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2. Describe this Era.

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3. This Era is divided into three time periods. Name them.

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4. What drastic change took place during the Mesozoic Era?

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5. What caused the end of this Era?

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6. The Age of Reptiles took place how many million years ago?

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7. Describe the climate during this Era.

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8. What is “Tectonics”?

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9. Describe “Life” during this Era.

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10. Why was this Era called the Age of Reptiles?

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Date______Grade______All about Dinosaurs Cyber Starter

Dinosaurs lived many years ago. Did people live with them? What did they eat? Find the answers to these questions and learn more about dinosaurs by using the resources below.

Resources

1. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/people.html People and dinosaurs

2. http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/natureonline/dinodirectory/dino.dsml Physical description

3. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout/ Beginnings of dinosaurs

4. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/when.html Dinosaur beginnings

5. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/together.html Supercontinent

6. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/social.html Social animals

7. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/speed.html Speed

Questions:

1. When did the dinosaurs first appear on earth?

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2. Describe the physical appearance of dinosaurs.

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3. How long did dinosaurs roam the earth?

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4. Did dinosaurs and people live together?

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5. What three geologic time periods mark the “age of the dinosaurs”?

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6. There was one super continent on earth at one time. What was it called?

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7. Describe how some dinosaurs were social animals.

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8. What did dinosaurs eat?

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9. Describe how fast dinosaurs could walk or run.

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10. What is the theory of dinosaurs and birds?

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Date______Grade______Anatomy of Dinosaurs Cyber Starter

Did you know that dinosaurs evolved from another reptile? Did dinosaurs walk on only two legs or four? Use the resources to help answer these questions and the questions below.

Resources

1. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dinosaurs/info/everything/gen_anatomy_2.html Tetropods

2. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dinosaurs/info/everything/gen_anatomy.html Features of dinosaur anatomy

3. http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/Teeth.shtml Teeth

4. http://www.dinosauromorpha.de/anatomy.htm Skeleton

5. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/ Primitive reptiles

6. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dinosaurs/info/everything/gen_anatomy_3.html Unique features

Questions:

1. Dinosaurs evolved from what primitive reptile?

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2. Were all dinosaurs twolegged? Explain.

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3. Name the eight parts of the skeleton of a dinosaur.

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4. Which dinosaur had the most teeth? How many?

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5. Dinosaurs are “chordates” and “vertebrates”. Explain these terms.

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6. Explain the significance of being “craniates”.

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7. Dinosaurs are “tetrapods”. What does this have to do with producing eggs?

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8. Name two unique features of the dinosaur revealed through the skeleton.

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9. What was unique about the way dinosaurs walked?

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10. What physical characteristic made dinosaurs different from other reptiles?

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Date______Grade______Behavior of Dinosaurs Cyber Starters

Children and adults are always fascinated by dinosaurs. Why? Discover many interesting facts about their behavior. Use the resources to help you answer the questions.

Resources

1. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Communication/Trickett/evolution.html Locomotion

2. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html Intelligence

3. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/index.html Defense weapons

4. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/dinosaurs/info/everything/behavior.html General behavior

5. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Communication/Blessed/whatr.html Description of dinosaurs

6. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Communication/Trickett/feet.html Foot structure

7. http://palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk/Communication/Trickett/posture.html Posture

Questions:

1. Since scientists cannot observe dinosaur behavior directly, how do they discover this information?

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2. How do scientists know that a dinosaur was an “herbivore”?

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3. How do scientists know that a dinosaur was a “carnivore”?

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4. Name at least two “builtin” defense weapons used by dinosaurs.

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5. How do scientists determine the intelligence of dinosaurs?

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6. What ability concerning locomotion did dinosaurs have that was never achieved by other reptiles?

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7. Why were dinosaurs considered to be the most successful land animals of all time?

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8. Why did dinosaurs walk on their toes?

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9. When a dinosaur is referred to as a “bipedal”, what does it mean?

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10. What is a “quadropedal” dinosaur?

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Date______Grade______Dinosaur Diet Cyber Starter

What did dinosaurs eat? Did they like plants, animals or both? Use the resources to help you identify food for dinosaurs. Answer the questions below.

Resources

1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/Diet.shtml Dinosaur diet and rocks

2. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0862624.html Fruit

3. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4749 Teeth structure

4. http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/knollses/dinosaurs/diet.htm List of herbivores and carnivores

Questions:

1. What did carnivorous dinosaurs eat?

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2. What term refers to dinosaurs that ate plants?

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3. Describe the teeth of the planteaters.

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4. Describe the teeth of the meateaters.

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5. What is an “omnivorous” dinosaur?

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6. Did dinosaurs eat fruit?

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7. Why were there more carnivores than herbivores?

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8. Why did some dinosaurs swallow rocks?

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9. Name two carnivores.

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10. Name two herbivores.

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Date______Grade______Dinosaur Fossils Cyber Starter

How do scientists know what dinosaurs looked like so many years ago? Did you know that dinosaurs are still being discovered today? Find out more about dinosaur fossils by answering the questions below. The resources will help you.

Resources

1. http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/pangaea/evidence.html Wegener’s Theory

2. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Contdrift.shtml Wegener’s Theory

3. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/Fossiltypes.html Fossils

4. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinofossils/ What is a fossil

5. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/20061221giantdino_x.htm New dinosaur discovery

6. http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/micro/gallery/dinosaur/dinobones.html First fossils discovered

Questions:

1. What are fossils?

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2. What is sedimentary rock?

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3. What do we call a person who studies fossil?

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4. Name four types of fossils.

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5. What do “trace fossils” record?

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6. What is Wegener’s theory about fossils on different continents?

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7. What do you think of this theory?

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8. A new type of dinosaur was discovered in Spain in 2006. What type of dinosaur was it? What name was given to this dinosaur?

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9. Give at least three details about this dinosaur.

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10. When were the first dinosaur fossils discovered? Where did this take place?

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Dinosaur Growth and Life Span Cyber Starter

Description

How do scientists determine the age of a dinosaur? Did they grow at different rates? The rsources will help you answer these questions and the questions below.

Resources

1. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/07/010730081218.htm Ericson

2. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/Age.shtml Life span

3. http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20031126/Feature1.asp Age of dinosaur, growth spurt

4. http://www.worldscience.net/othernews/051215_plateofrm.htm Growth rates

5. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,110692208566,00.html Birth and extinction of dinosaurs

6. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/Repro.shtml Dinosaur eggs

Questions:

1. What is a “growth spurt”?

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2. How can scientists tell how old a dinosaur was when it died?

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3. Was the life span of large and small dinosaurs different?

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4. What did Ericson believe about dinosaur growth prior to 1960?

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5. What did Ericson learn during the 1960’s and 70’s?

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6. Explain the growth rate of reptiles.

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7. Explain the growth rate of mammals and birds.

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8. Did dinosaurs hatch from eggs?

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9. Describe the eggs.

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10. When was the first fossilized egg found?

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Date______Grade______Dinosaurs and Birds Cyber Starter

Did birds evolve from dinosaurs? There are many opinions on this topic. Answer the questions and use the resources to help you form your own opinion.

Resources

1. http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/dinobird/story.htm Pro and con theories

2. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/~etmcmull/BIRD.htm Theories and important people

3. http://www.cnn.com/TECH/science/9806/23/feathered.dinosaur/index.html Proof by scientists

4. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/ Evolution of birds

5. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/glossary/Theropod.shtml Theropods

Questions:

1. What are maniraptors?

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2. Name one of the most famous and oldest known bird fossils that dates back to the late Jurassic Period. In what year was it discovered?

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3. Describe this bird fossil with at least three details.

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4. Do all scientists believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs?

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5. What are some reasons why scientists believe this theory?

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6. Why is “Archaeopteryx” an important part of the “dinobird” theory? ______

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7. What role did Thomas Huxley play in this theory?

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8. What are some arguments against birds evolving from dinosaurs?

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9. What is your opinion about the dinobird theory? Defend your opinion with facts.

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10. Share your opinion with a classmate. Explain your classmates’ opinion.

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Date______Grade______Era of the Dinosaurs Cyber Starter

Did you know that dinosaurs lived during three time periods? Which period included their extinction? Ue the resources to answer these questions and the questions below.

Resources

1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/ Continental divide

2. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/dinosaurs/dinotimes/ Description of dinosaur times

3. http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/dino_eras.htm Mesozoic Era

4. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/mesozoic.html Changes during Mesozoic Era

5. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/triassic/triassic.html Triassic Period

6. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/jurassic/jurassintro.html Jurassic Period

7. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/cretaceous/cretaceous.html Cretaceous Period

Questions:

1. Name the three time periods of the Mesozoic Era.

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2. During what period did the first dinosaurs appear? Was there other life at this time?

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3. During what period did the first birds and birdlike dinosaurs appear?

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4. The dinosaurs became extinct during what time period?

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5. Explain the Continental Drift during the Mesozoic Era.

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6. During what period did flowering plants spread?

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7. Describe the Mesozoic Era and the many changes that took place.

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8. Summarize the Triassic Period in three sentences.

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9. Summarize the Jurassic Period in three sentences.

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10. Summarize the Cretaceous Period in three sentences.

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Date______Grade______Extinction of Dinosaurs Cyber Starter

Why did the dinosaurs die? Was it a disease, ice, food? Answer the questions below to discover the answers to these and other questions. Use the resources to help you.

Resources

1. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0862631.html Reasons for extinction

2. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0862630.html When did dinos become extinct

3. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/extinction/ Meaning of extinction

4. http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/ew/dinosaurs/germain.html Last of the dinosaurs

5. http://opensite.org/Kids/School/Science/Animals/Dinosaurs/ Extinction theories

6. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/die.html More theories

Questions:

1. What is extinction?

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2. What is mass extinction?

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3. What is background extinction?

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4. Describe the type of extinction that took place with the dinosaurs.

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5. How many years ago did dinosaurs become extinct?

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6. Which dinosaurs were the last to become extinct?

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7. Name a few theories about why dinosaurs became extinct.

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8. During what Era were dinosaurs gradually becoming extinct?

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9. Massive extinction of what animals happened at the end of the Cretaceous Era?

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10. Explain the meteorite theory of extinction.

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Origin of Dinosaur Names Cyber Starter

Who named all the dinosaurs? Why were these names given to them? Do you know that these names have meanings? Discover the origin of these names by answering the questions below. Use the resources to help you.

Resources

1. http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:K2jQsyvDx8J:calacademy.net/ exhibits/dinos/pdfs/dino_names_K4.pdf+dinosaur+names&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=21 Origin of names

2. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/fosrec/MunGun4.html Dinosaur names

3. http://www.rareresource.com/ Defining dinosaur

4. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout/Nameroots.shtml Who names dinosaurs?

5. http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4760 More dinosaur names

Questions:

1. How are newly discovered dinosaurs named?

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2. Who names these dinosaurs?

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3. What does the word “dinosaur” mean?

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4. Who invented this name and why?

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5. Explain the origin of the name Triceratops.

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6. Name two dinosaurs that were named by describing where they were first discovered.

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7. Dinosaurs are named by using root words from which two languages?

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8. Using these root words, what does Apatosaurus mean?

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9. What does the name Maiasaura mean?

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10. Who named this dinosaur and why?

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Date______Grade______Popular Dinosaurs Cyber Starter

Find new information about popular dinosaurs. You will learn where their fossils were discovered. Use the resources to assist you with this information. Answer the questions below.

Resources

1. http://www.pocanticohills.org/dinosaur/triceratops.htm Triceratops

2. http://www.archaicdinosaurs.com/_mgxroot/page_10739.html Maiasaurus

3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allosaurus Discovery, appearance

4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triceratops Triceratops

5. http://www.paleodirect.com/spino1.htm Spinosaurus

6. http://members.aol.com/Dinoplanet/spino2.html Spinosaurus

7. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Maiasaur.shtml Maiasaurus

Questions:

1. What does Allosaurus mean?

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2. Where was this dinosaur discovered and how long ago?

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3. Describe this dinosaur’s physical appearance.

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4. Where was Maiasaurus discovered and by whom?

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5. State at least four facts about this dinosaur.

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6. What does Triceratops mean?

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7. What did Triceratops eat? Where were skeletons found?

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8. Describe the physical appearance of Triceratops.

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9. Why is Spinosaurus considered to be the strangest of all dinosaurs?

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10. Where were the remains of Spinosaurus discovered?

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Date______Grade______Size of Dinosaurs Cyber Starters

Where all dinosaurs the same size? Which were the tallest, smallest, and largest? Find the answers to these questions by using the resources below.

Resources

1. http://encarta.msn.com/media_461520248_761573347_1_1/ Dinosaur_Shapes_and_Sizes.html Human beings and dinosaurs

2. http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/dinosaurs.htm Largest, smallest

3. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/sizes.html Smallest, largest dinosaurs

4. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/anatomy/Size.shtml Size of dinosaurs

5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur Sauropods

Questions:

1. Does anyone know why dinosaurs were so big?

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2. What animal is larger than any dinosaur?

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3. Name three of the tallest dinosaurs.

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4. Name two of the biggest dinosaurs.

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5. Name one of the smallest dinosaurs.

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6. The smallest dinosaur was the size of what animal?

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7. Describe the size of the largest dinosaurs.

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8. Compare an adult human being to the size of one of the dinosaurs.

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9. Name two of the longest dinosaurs.

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10. How would you describe e sauropods?

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Date______Grade______Tallest and Smallest Dinosaurs Cyber Starter

We know there were big dinosaurs. Did you know there were small dinosaurs too? Find out how tall and small they were by using the resources to answer the questions below.

Resources

1. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/sizes.html Describing small dinosaurs

2. http://www.pocanticohills.org/dinosaur/brachiosaurus.htm Brachiosaurus

3. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Brachiosaurus.shtml Brachiosaurus

4. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/allabout/Extremes.html Tallest group of dinos

5. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0770774.html Smallest dinosaur

6. http://facts.com/gdns0000070.htm Small dinosaurs

Questions:

1. What group of dinosaurs was known as the tallest?

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2. Describe the physical appearance of this group.

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3. Name three of the tallest dinosaurs.

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4. Which dinosaur is known as “the tallest dinosaur”?

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5. Give a physical description of this dinosaur.

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6. The smallest dinosaurs were compared to what animal of today?

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7. Which dinosaur was considered to be the smallest?

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8. Give four details describing this dinosaur.

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9. Name three other small dinosaurs.

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10. Which of the smallest dinosaurs do you consider most interesting? Why?

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Date______Grade______Dinosaur Species Cyber Starter

Do you know how many species of dinosaurs there are? Did you know they were divided into groups? There are also classifications for these groups. Use the resources to answer the questions and discover more about dinosaur species.

Resources

1. http://www.christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/species.html Approximating species

2. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/02/26/science.dinosaurs.reut/index.html Antarctica discovery

3. http://www.cbv.ns.ca/marigold/history/dinosaurs/dinosaurs.html Known species

4. http://www.utt.qc.ca/uttstl/lib/dinopics.htm Pictures of dinosaurs

5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/animals/dinosaurs/ newsid_1610000/1610413.stm Classification of species

6. http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/dinosaurs/portraits Two groups of dinosaurs

Questions:

1. What does “species” mean?

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2. Approximately how many known species of dinosaurs are there?

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3. Why do scientists only give an approximate number for dinosaur species?

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4. Why are paleontologists confused about how to classify and name certain fossils?

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5. Give examples of how scientists classified dinosaur species.

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6. Scientists believe that true dinosaur species are divided into two major groups. Name them.

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7. Explain these two groups.

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8. How do these two groups differ?

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9. Name two new species found in Antarctica in 2004. Describe them.

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10. Look at the pictures of dinosaurs. Find your favorite and describe it.

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