DINOSAURS+CLICKVIEW

**How do we know what dinosaurs were like? ** 1. What is a fossil? 2. How are fossils preserved? 3. What do fossils tell us about dinosaurs? 4. How can we know what dinosaurs looked like from their bones? 5. What assumptions must we make to build up a picture of dinosaurs? 6. How can we show that these assumptions are correct? **PART 2 ** **What did dinosaurs eat? ** 1. What did they eat? 2. How do we know? 3. What tells us that these assumptions are correct? 4. What are the differences between flesh-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs? **How much did dinosaurs weigh? ** 1. What methods could we use to work out how much a dinosaur weighs? 2. What would be some of the advantages or disadvantages of making assumptions using any of these methods? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3. What assumptions would we need to make? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">4. What ways can we use to estimate the weight in animals or humans that exist now? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">5. Can any of these methods be used to estimate the weight of dinosaurs? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">6. What assumptions and comparisons can be made between animals that exist now and dinosaurs? **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">PART 6 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Why did dinosaurs have such long necks and tails? ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1. How do you think dinosaurs might have used their long necks? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">2. What sort of things do you think a dinosaur might have done with its long tail? (Counter-balance when rearing, defensive weapon.) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3. How do we know they did not live in water? **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">PART 7 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Did dinosaurs fight and why? ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1. Discuss which dinosaurs appeared to be well equipped for fighting. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">2. What physical characteristics could be used for attack or for defence? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3. Why would dinosaurs fight? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">4. Who did dinosaurs fight? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">5. How could we assume they might make a noise as well as fight? What would they need to make a noise for? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">6. What other used could you think of for the bony frill of some dinosaurs?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">PART 1 **