Morning Starters: Autumn 1 - Dinosaurs
Did You Know?
Sauropod dinosaurs were the long-necked, plant-eating giants of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Among them was Argentinosaurus, the largest animal ever to walk the planet. This incredible dinosaur, whose fossilised bones were discovered in Argentina, was a staggering thirty-five metres long and weighed seventy-five tonnes – more than ten elephants combined! Amazingly, Argentinosaurus started life as a tiny five-kilogram hatchling.
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Credit: BBC One - Planet Dinosaur
Word Challenge
Hyphenated adjectives are formed when two or more words are connected by a hyphen.
Write a list of hyphenated adjectives that could describe Argentinosaurus.
Example:
pea-brained, long-necked, …
Grammar Challenge
Copy the sentence below, adding a ‘when the action took place’ fronted adverbial.
The tiny sauropod emerged from its egg.
Example:
As the T-rex entered the arena, the tiny sauropod emerged from its egg.
Number Challenge
After 3 years, the mass of an Argentinosaurus was 9,138 kg. Over the following 7 years, it gained an additional mass of 61,898 kg.
What was the total mass of the Argentinosaurus when it was 10 years old?
Critical Thinking
The fossilised remains of a new species of dinosaur have just been discovered
What did this dinosaur look like? Draw the dinosaur and label its unique features.