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Dinosaur Extinction Explained for Kids!

From Mr. DeMaio

Dinosaur Extinction Explained for Kids!
8 min3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

Mr. DeMaio explains the leading idea for how the dinosaurs went extinct. A short, high-energy Mr. DeMaio explainer (8 min) — great as a lesson hook, a review at a station, or a quick brain-boost the whole class can watch together.

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All ages
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Discussion questions

Discussion

Use these after watching “Dinosaur Extinction Explained for Kids!.”

  1. What is the most surprising or important thing you learned in this video?
  2. Where might this come up in real life — visiting a natural history museum?
  3. What is one question you still have, and how could you find out the answer?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: fossil, extinct, prehistoric, evidence, adaptation.

Try it: 1) Write down two facts you learned in “Dinosaur Extinction Explained for Kids!” and one question it made you wonder about. 2) Draw or explain the main idea to a partner in your own words.