Fossils

How would you figure out what the habitat used to be like where you live?

• Ask a friend
• Dig for fossils underground and those clues will help me figure out the habitat. 
• Find a Dinosaur and ask her.
• Ask your dad

Why do scientists think dinosaurs looked like big reptiles? What's their evidence? 

• Dino skulls are more similar to reptile skulls because they both have an extra opening.
• Scientist have traveled back in time. 
• They found a photo of a Dinosaur 
• A cave man told them 

What is another reason why scientists think dinosaurs looked like big reptiles? What's their evidence? 

• They asked a Dinosaur
• Dinosaur egg fossils are also evidence that dinosaurs looked like reptiles because reptiles also lay eggs.

What is another reason why scientists think dinosaurs looked like big reptiles? What's their evidence? 

• Scientists also found fossil skin patterns that look like scales, similar to reptiles.
• Dinosaurs send a sample of their skin patterns to scientists 

5) Why are green anoles better climbers today than the green anoles that lived a long time ago? How did they get to be that way?

• A long time ago, there were some green anoles that were better climbers than other green anoles. The better climbers were more likely to escape the brown anoles and have babies. 
• The older anoles taught the young anoles how to climb to survive. 

Scientists think there used to be an ocean in the middle of the United States because ______________.

• There is seaweed growing in Illinois.
• They read a book that said so.
• They​ ​found​ ​fossils​ ​of​ ​ocean​ ​animals​ ​underground.
• the soil is salty.

Scientists found a whale in the middle of the desert because ________.

• whales live in the desert.
• there was a lake in the desert.
• the​ ​desert​ ​used​ ​to​ ​be​ ​an​ ​ocean.

 Scientists can figure out how fast dinosaurs ran by _________ .

• watching video of dinosaurs running.
• measuring the size of their footprints.
• measuring​ ​the​ ​distance​ ​between​ ​dinosaur​ ​footprints.
• using a stopwatch to time how fast they run

Why are there so many different varieties of dogs?

• people chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted

• dogs wanted to be unique

• puppies were different from their parents

• dogs have a lot of puppies

T or F: We can learn about extinct animals by studying their fossils and comparing them to animals living today.

• True

• False