Summary
Dr. Binocs introduces dinosaurs and how fossils help scientists learn about animals that lived long ago. A high-interest hook for a fossils lesson.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
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- How do scientists learn about dinosaurs if they're extinct?
- What is a fossil?
- What does it mean that dinosaurs are extinct?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: dinosaur, fossil, extinct, prehistoric.
Try it: Explain how a fossil can tell us about an animal from long ago.