Morning Starters: Spring 1 - Fascinating Fossils
Did You Know?
Lyuba is a 42,000-year-old mummified mammoth calf. Exceptionally well-preserved in permafrost, Lyuba offers invaluable insights into the life and environment of Ice Age mammoths. Her intact organs, skin and hair provide a rare glimpse into the anatomy and conditions that mammoths endured thousands of years ago.
Credit: BBC Two- Woolly Mammoth: Secrets from the Ice
Word Challenge
The words ‘mummified’ and ‘mammoth’ both contain doubled consonants.
Make a list all of the words on this page that have doubled consonants.
Grammar Challenge
Complete the following sentence with an effective simile.
A mammoth stood in the clearing like …
Example: A mammoth stood in the clearing like a massive boulder, immovable and ancient.
Number Challenge
- The last known group of woolly mammoths survived until about 1650 B.C.
How long have woolly mammoths been extinct?
Critical Thinking
Using genetics, a group of scientists are keen to bring the woolly mammoth back to life.
Are you for or against bringing woolly mammoths back to life?
Explain your reasoning.