Learning Links About Dinosaurs
They were BIG.
They were SCARY.
But, how much do you know about them?
1. Quick. Name the biggest dinosaur.
Did you say Argentinosaur? According to the BBC http://bbc.in/gIz9P2 this 11 feet tall, 60 feet long sauropod layed eggs as big as volleyballs and could peek into a six-story window. Here’s a National Geographic quiz for more dino-trivia: http://bit.ly/OJxTR.
2. How long ago did dinosaurs roam?
Use the interactive timeline at http://bit.ly/bRg9pD to learn that dinosaurs became extinct 900,000 human lifetimes ago. That equals about 65 million years.
3. If dinosaurs were Pokémon, about how many would there be?
According to the Natural History Museum’s Dino Directory at http://bit.ly/kF6ph there are 333 common dinosaurs. Of these, 89 live in the United States.
4. Could you outrun a T-Rex?
A hungry Tyrannosaurus rex could keep up with a human, according to the USGS (http://bit.ly/7dIOps). If one were chasing you, you’d probably run a bit faster.
5. Scientists who study dinosaurs are called ______.
The answer is at Chicago’s Field Museum (http://bit.ly/hIm4V8) where you can learn how paleontologists found and uncovered a nearly complete T-Rex skeleton, whose skull is pictured at the top of this page.
5. Dinosaurs Playlist: See Life-Sized Dino-Robots!
Visit Children’s Technology Review’s playlist , to view select YouTube videos based on topics in this month’s column.
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