Summary
Happy Learning explains the ideas scientists have about why the dinosaurs disappeared. A clear, friendly animated lesson that drops easily into a unit, a center, or a quick review.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
We know about dinosaurs from fossils -- the rock-hard remains scientists dig up and study to learn what lived long ago.
- What did this video teach you about dinosaurs?
- How do scientists learn about animals that lived so long ago?
- What might have caused the dinosaurs to disappear?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: dinosaur, fossil, prehistoric, extinct, evidence.
Try it: Draw a dinosaur and label one body part that tells you what it ate or how it stayed safe.