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Cyber-Starters
Dinosaurs – Volume 1
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Table of Contents
Theme
Age of Reptiles
All about Dinosaurs
Anatomy of Dinosaurs
Behavior of Dinosaurs
Dinosaur Diet
Dinosaur Fossils
Dinosaur Growth
Dinosaurs and Birds
Era of Dinosaurs
Extinction of Dinosaurs
Origin of Dinosaur Names
Popular Dinosaurs
Size of Dinosaurs
Tallest Dinosaurs
Types of Dinosaurs
1-3
4-6
7-9
10-12
13-15
16-18
19-21
22-24
25-27
28-30
31-33
34-36
37-39
40-42
43-45
Format
Cyber-Starter
1-45
© 2006 Teachnology, Inc. Age of Reptiles Cyber Starters 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 1 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What Era is called the “Age of Reptiles? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe this Era. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. This Era is divided into three time periods. Name them. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. What drastic change took place during the Mesozoic Era? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What caused the end of this Era? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 2 Name______________________________________________________________________ 6. The Age of Reptiles took place how many million years ago? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe the climate during this Era. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. What is “Tectonics”? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Describe “Life” during this Era. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why was this Era called the Age of Reptiles? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 3 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 4 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. When did the dinosaurs first appear on earth? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe the physical appearance of dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. How long did dinosaurs roam the earth? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Did dinosaurs and people live together? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What three geologic time periods mark the “age of the dinosaurs”? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. There was one super continent on earth at one time. What was it called? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 5 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe how some dinosaurs were social animals. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. What did dinosaurs eat? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Describe how fast dinosaurs could walk or run. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is the theory of dinosaurs and birds? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 6 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 7 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. Dinosaurs evolved from what primitive reptile? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Were all dinosaurs two­legged? Explain. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Name the eight parts of the skeleton of a dinosaur. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which dinosaur had the most teeth? How many? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Dinosaurs are “chordates” and “vertebrates”. Explain these terms. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 8 Name______________________________________________________________________ 6. Explain the significance of being “craniates”. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Dinosaurs are “tetrapods”. What does this have to do with producing eggs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Name two unique features of the dinosaur revealed through the skeleton. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. What was unique about the way dinosaurs walked? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. What physical characteristic made dinosaurs different from other reptiles? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 9 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 10 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. Since scientists cannot observe dinosaur behavior directly, how do they discover this information? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. How do scientists know that a dinosaur was an “herbivore”? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. How do scientists know that a dinosaur was a “carnivore”? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Name at least two “built­in” defense weapons used by dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. How do scientists determine the intelligence of dinosaurs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 11 Name______________________________________________________________________ 6. What ability concerning locomotion did dinosaurs have that was never achieved by other reptiles? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why were dinosaurs considered to be the most successful land animals of all time? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why did dinosaurs walk on their toes? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. When a dinosaur is referred to as a “bipedal”, what does it mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. What is a “quadropedal” dinosaur? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 12 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 13 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What did carnivorous dinosaurs eat? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What term refers to dinosaurs that ate plants? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe the teeth of the plant­eaters. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the teeth of the meat­eaters. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What is an “omnivorous” dinosaur? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Did dinosaurs eat fruit? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 14 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Why were there more carnivores than herbivores? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why did some dinosaurs swallow rocks? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Name two carnivores. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Name two herbivores. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 15 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 16 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What are fossils? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is sedimentary rock? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What do we call a person who studies fossil? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Name four types of fossils. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What do “trace fossils” record? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 17 Name______________________________________________________________________ 6. What is Wegener’s theory about fossils on different continents? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. What do you think of this theory? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Give at least three details about this dinosaur. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. When were the first dinosaur fossils discovered? Where did this take place? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 18 Name______________________________________________________________________ Date__________________________________________________ Grade__________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 19 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What is a “growth spurt”? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. How can scientists tell how old a dinosaur was when it died? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Was the life span of large and small dinosaurs different? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. What did Ericson believe about dinosaur growth prior to 1960? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did Ericson learn during the 1960’s and 70’s? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 20 Name______________________________________________________________________ 6. Explain the growth rate of reptiles. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. Explain the growth rate of mammals and birds. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Did dinosaurs hatch from eggs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Describe the eggs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. When was the first fossilized egg found? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 21 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 22 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What are maniraptors? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe this bird fossil with at least three details. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Do all scientists believe that birds evolved from dinosaurs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. What are some reasons why scientists believe this theory? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Why is “Archaeopteryx” an important part of the “dino­bird” theory? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 23 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. What role did Thomas Huxley play in this theory? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. What are some arguments against birds evolving from dinosaurs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is your opinion about the dino­bird theory? Defend your opinion with facts. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Share your opinion with a classmate. Explain your classmates’ opinion. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 24 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 25 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. Name the three time periods of the Mesozoic Era. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. During what period did the first dinosaurs appear? Was there other life at this time? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. During what period did the first birds and bird­like dinosaurs appear? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. The dinosaurs became extinct during what time period? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Explain the Continental Drift during the Mesozoic Era. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. During what period did flowering plants spread? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 26 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe the Mesozoic Era and the many changes that took place. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Summarize the Triassic Period in three sentences. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Summarize the Jurassic Period in three sentences. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Summarize the Cretaceous Period in three sentences. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 27 Name______________________________________________________________________ Date__________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 28 Name_____________________________________ _
Grade__________ Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What is extinction? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is mass extinction? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is background extinction? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Describe the type of extinction that took place with the dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. How many years ago did dinosaurs become extinct? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Which dinosaurs were the last to become extinct? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 29 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Name a few theories about why dinosaurs became extinct. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. During what Era were dinosaurs gradually becoming extinct? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Massive extinction of what animals happened at the end of the Cretaceous Era? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Explain the meteorite theory of extinction. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 30 Name______________________________________________________________________ Date__________________________________________________ Grade__________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 31 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. How are newly discovered dinosaurs named? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Who names these dinosaurs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the word “dinosaur” mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Who invented this name and why? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Explain the origin of the name Triceratops. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Name two dinosaurs that were named by describing where they were first discovered. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 32 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Dinosaurs are named by using root words from which two languages? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Using these root words, what does Apatosaurus mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. What does the name Maiasaura mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Who named this dinosaur and why? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 33 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 34 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What does Allosaurus mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Where was this dinosaur discovered and how long ago? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe this dinosaur’s physical appearance. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Where was Maiasaurus discovered and by whom? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. State at least four facts about this dinosaur. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 35 Name______________________________________________________________________ 6. What does Triceratops mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 7. What did Triceratops eat? Where were skeletons found? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Describe the physical appearance of Triceratops. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Why is Spinosaurus considered to be the strangest of all dinosaurs? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Where were the remains of Spinosaurus discovered? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 36 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 37 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. Does anyone know why dinosaurs were so big? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What animal is larger than any dinosaur? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Name three of the tallest dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Name two of the biggest dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Name one of the smallest dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. The smallest dinosaur was the size of what animal? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 38 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Describe the size of the largest dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Compare an adult human being to the size of one of the dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Name two of the longest dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. How would you describe e sauropods? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 39 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 40 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What group of dinosaurs was known as the tallest? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe the physical appearance of this group. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Name three of the tallest dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Which dinosaur is known as “the tallest dinosaur”? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Give a physical description of this dinosaur. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. The smallest dinosaurs were compared to what animal of today? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 41 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Which dinosaur was considered to be the smallest? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. Give four details describing this dinosaur. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Name three other small dinosaurs. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Which of the smallest dinosaurs do you consider most interesting? Why? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 42 Name______________________________________________________________________ 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 © 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 43 Name_____________________________________ _
Name______________________________________________________________________ Questions: 1. What does “species” mean? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. Approximately how many known species of dinosaurs are there? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why do scientists only give an approximate number for dinosaur species? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why are paleontologists confused about how to classify and name certain fossils? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. Give examples of how scientists classified dinosaur species. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Scientists believe that true dinosaur species are divided into two major groups. Name them. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
© 2007 Teachnology, Inc. 44 Name______________________________________________________________________ 7. Explain these two groups. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 8. How do these two groups differ? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 9. Name two new species found in Antarctica in 2004. Describe them. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 10. Look at the pictures of dinosaurs. Find your favorite and describe it. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
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