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Dinosaur Discoveries Worksheet
🦕 Part 1: Dinosaur Knowledge
1. Which era did dinosaurs live in?
Palaeozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Precambrian Era
2. Theropod dinosaurs were characterised by:
Long necks and plant-eating diet
Bipedal movement and carnivorous diet
Beaked mouths and herbivorous diet
Four legs and armoured plates
3. Which of these are examples of dinosaur habitats? (Select all that apply)
Tropical forests
Floodplains
Desert regions
Ocean depths
4. Fill in the blanks: Dinosaurs are classified into two main groups based on their _________ structure: Saurischia and _________.
Answer: _________ and _________
5. Which extinction theory suggests a large space object hit Earth?
Volcanic activity theory
Asteroid impact theory
Climate change theory
Disease outbreak theory
✏️ Part 2: Scientific Thinking
6. Formulate an investigable question about dinosaurs that scientists could research using fossil evidence.
7. Explain which extinction theory you find most convincing and provide two pieces of evidence to support your choice.
8. How might Indigenous knowledge and stories about ancient creatures help scientists understand prehistoric life? Give one example.
🎨 Part 3: Diagram Activity
9. Label the dinosaur skeleton diagram below with the following terms: skull, vertebrae, ribs, femur, hip bones
Terms to use: skull, vertebrae, ribs, femur, hip bones
10. In the space below, draw and label a simple food chain that might have existed during the Mesozoic Era, including at least one dinosaur.
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