Science
What were dinosaurs?
Dinosaurs were big reptiles that lived a long, long time ago. Some were huge and others were small.
They lived on land and in the sea, but they are now extinct, which means they don鈥檛 live on Earth anymore.
What are the different types of dinosaurs?
Image caption, Dinosaurs came in many different shapes and sizes. Some were as tall as buildings and had sharp teeth, like the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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Activity: Dinosaur quiz
What did dinosaurs eat?
Image caption, Some dinosaurs were thought to eat meat, some ate plants and some ate both. Dinosaurs that ate plants were called herbivores. The Triceratops is an example of a herbivore. Herbivores do not eat other animals.
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Key Vocabulary
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reptiles | A group of animals with scaly skin, like Lizards. Baby reptiles are born from eggs. |
| Extinct | Living things that no longer exist. |
What do animals eat?
Find out which animals today are herbivores, carnivores or omnivores.
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- The Cretaceous period and its dinosaurs
- The Jurassic period and its dinosaurs
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History
How do we know about dinosaurs?
As dinosaurs are extinct, we can鈥檛 find out about them from watching them like we do with other animals. Instead, we find out about dinosaurs by studying fossils.
Fossils are bones, footprints or even plants buried deep in the ground, from when dinosaurs died millions of years ago.
Who was Mary Anning?
Mary Anning lived between 1799 and 1847. She discovered some of the first dinosaur bones on a beach near to where she lived in Dorset, England.
Her discoveries helped scientists learn more about dinosaurs and life on Earth. Even though she wasn鈥檛 famous when she was alive, today we remember her as one of the most important fossil hunters ever.
Who was Mary Anning?
Bitesize: KS1 History
Activity: Dinosaur dot-to-do
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