Dinosaurs Were Real, Long Ago

Science · Dinosaurs & Paleontology · ages 5-7

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There are T. rex dinosaurs alive somewhere in the world today.
Circle one: True False
Were dinosaurs real animals, or made up like a dragon?
- Real animals
- Made up, like a dragon
- Only in cartoons
Look at the timeline. When did T. rex live?
- Last year
- Long ago
- Today
What does the word 'extinct' mean?
- None are left, anywhere
- Only a few are left
- They are sleeping
Sam says dinosaurs are pretend, like unicorns. Is Sam right?
- Yes, dinosaurs are pretend
- Maybe, nobody knows
- No, dinosaurs were real animals
Last year was just as long ago as when T. rex lived.
Circle one: True False
Leo says his baby sister was born 'a long time ago,' when T. rex lived. What has he mixed up?
- T. rex lived after his sister was born
- He is right, both happened long ago
- His sister was born recently, not long ago
Mia sees a T. rex bone and says, 'Maybe a T. rex is still hiding alive!' Why can that not be true?
- Yes, maybe it's hiding somewhere
- No, T. rex is extinct
- Yes, it's just sleeping underground

Answer key

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False · T. rex is extinct, so no T. rex is alive today. Birds are living dinosaurs of other kinds.
Real animals · Dinosaurs really lived on Earth. They were not made up.
Long ago · T. rex lived long ago, long before last year.
None are left, anywhere · Extinct means every single one is gone, not even one is left.
No, dinosaurs were real animals · Dinosaurs were real. Unicorns are made up, but dinosaurs were not.
False · Last year was recent. T. rex lived much longer ago.
His sister was born recently, not long ago · Leo's baby sister was born recently. T. rex lived long before that.
No, T. rex is extinct · T. rex is extinct. No living T. rex remains, although birds are living dinosaurs.