Dinosaurs Were Real
Understand that dinosaurs are real animals. T. rex lived long ago and is extinct, while birds are dinosaurs alive today.
What a learner can do afterwards
- State that dinosaurs were real animals, not made up
- Explain that 'extinct' means no living ones are left anywhere
- Distinguish between 'a long time ago' and recent events like last year
1 · Read
Dinosaurs are real animals, unlike dragons in stories. Dinosaurs such as T. rex lived long ago. Birds are dinosaurs that are alive today.
Mia holds a toy T. rex. Real T. rex lived long ago and is extinct. Extinct means none of that kind are alive anywhere. Last year and a baby's birth are recent, long after T. rex lived.
Extinct means none of that kind are alive. Birds are alive, so birds are not extinct.
T. rex was real and lived long ago. It is extinct. Birds are dinosaurs alive today.
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More to read
Are any dinosaurs still alive today?
Dinosaurs were real. They hatched from eggs. Some ate plants and some ate other animals. T. rex lived long ago and is extinct. Birds are dinosaurs that are alive today.
Today's birds are dinosaurs
Birds are dinosaurs living today. They came from small dinosaurs with feathers long ago. Birds lived at the same time as T. rex. T. rex died out. Some birds lived on. Today's birds came from those survivors.
Evolution of Extinct Animals
Some animals lived long ago and died out. T. rex is one example. Fossil bones and teeth help scientists work out how it lived. Living birds show that not all dinosaurs died out.
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2 · Watch
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Where this leads
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