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.
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Credit: BBC One - Planet Dinosaur
Word Challenge
Copy and correct just the words (listed below) that have a spelling error.
1) atmosphear
2) disasterus
3) dominated
4) suvived
Help: All of the words appear in the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Choose the ‘best’ conjunction from the list above to connect the two simple sentences below.
The asteroid hit the Earth. The impact was catastrophic.
Number Challenge
Fact: Scientists have already discovered and named 1,000 different dinosaur species.
If 50 new species of dinosaur are discovered 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?