Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Dinosaurs
Did You Know?
Dinosaurs dominated the planet for over 160 million years, but their reign ended in disaster 66 million years ago. A massive asteroid, 15 kilometres wide, smashed into Earth near modern-day Mexico. The impact triggered wildfires, tsunamis, earthquakes, and sent dust into the atmosphere, blocking sunlight. This disastrous chain of events wiped out most dinosaurs. Only small animals (like early mammals, birds, and some reptiles) survived the chaos to reshape Earth’s future.
Word Challenge
Copy and correct just the words (listed below) that have a spelling error.
1) atmosphear
2) disasterus
3) dominated
4) suvived
Hint: All of the words appear in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Which of the following conjunctions can be used to link the following sentences into one?
Sentences:
The asteroid hit the Earth. The impact was catastrophic.
Conjunctions:
if, because, but, and, for, so, or, yet, although, when
Number Challenge
If scientists have already discovered and named 1,000 different dinosaur species, and they discover 50 new species each year, how many dinosaur species will have been discovered by the year 2050?
Critical Thinking
If you could go back in time and warn the dinosaurs about the extinction event, what advice would you give them?