word knowledge why did the dinosaurs disappear? open court anthology grade 2
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Word Knowledge
Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?
Open Court Anthology
Grade 2
Word Knowledge
roam to wander
rare unusual extraordinary
soot ash dirt dust
erupt explode blow up
1. roam rare soot erupt
2. protection imagination infection reflection
3. uncover uncertain unkind unwise
4. disappear dislike disbelief disagree
5. dinosaur for more swirl
Word Knowledge
2. Dinosaurs were so huge that they could not burrow into the ground for warmth and protection.
3. A dinosaur might have eaten plants or animals.
1. Scientists use fossils to uncover clues about dinosaurs.
1. roam rare soot erupt
2. protection imagination infection reflection
3. uncover uncertain unkind unwise
4. disappear dislike disbelief disagree
5. dinosaur for more swirl
Word Knowledge
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sootsoot
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Dinosaurs were so huge that they could not burrow into the ground for warmth and protection.
Build Background
In “Dinosaur Fossils” you learned that scientists learn about the creatures and the climate of the Earth of long ago from
fossils.
What do you know about why dinosaurs disappeared?
Have you read any other books about the extinction of
dinosaurs?
Build BackgroundGenre: Expository Text
For many years, dinosaurs roamed the earth. Then, they died out.
What happened?Why did they disappear?
Did egg-raiding species of animals do them in?
Did a huge meteorite crash into the Earth?
Build Background
Did egg-raiding species of animals do them in?
Did a huge meteorite crash into the Earth?
This story explores several scientific theories that explain why dinosaurs
became extinct.
Build Background
Do you know what a theory is?
A theory is an idea explaining something. It is an opinion, or idea, based on facts,
but not proven.
Expository Text• Expository text gives information. It tells people
something.
• It uses facts about real events or people.
• It presents information in a clear way.
• It gives events in the order in which they happen.
• It may be organized by topics.
Open Court Vocabulary for
“Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?”Genre: Expository Text
climate
The climate during the Ice Age was very cold.
( the normal weather conditions of a place )
protection
A turtle’s shell gives it protection.
( the keeping of someone or something from harm )
moisture
We can see the moisture of dew on the grass early in
the morning.
( water or other liquid in the air or on a surface )
erupt
Earthquakes made volcanoes erupt all over the world.
( to break out suddenly with force )
crater
The meteorite made a huge crater when it hit the
Earth.
( large hole )
Meteorites fall to the Earth pulled by Earth’s gravity.
( rocks from outer space)
discovery
A new discovery gave scientists a new idea why the Earth became
so cold.
( something that is seen or found out for the first time )
starved
The dinosaurs may have starved to death.
( had nothing to eat )
moisture( water or other liquid in the air or on a
surface )
erupt( to break out suddenly with force )
( rocks from outer space)
starved( had nothing to eat )
( rocks from outer space)
protection( the keeping of someone or something from harm
)
crater( large hole )
“Why Did the Dinosaurs Disappear?”
Scientists have lots of theories (ideas), but we will never know for sure. You will have to decide which theory you agree with the most.
Why did the Dinosaurs Disappear?
More vocabulary
Roam
• To wonder without a direction
• To travel without a purpose
disappear
• To vanish from sight
poisoned
• A harmful substance for a body
burrow
• A hole or tunnel in the ground
meteorite
• a huge stone or piece of metal that has reached the earth from outer space
crater
• the hole or pit in the ground
Comprehension StrategiesGood Readers…
Monitor and Clarify
STOP and reread to determine the meaning of words and more difficult
ideas or passages.
“Wait a minute! I didn’t understand that. Let me stop and reread for clarity.”
“I am confused by that. I need to clarify.
SummarizeKeep track of what you have read and
focus on important details
“At the beginning of the story…” “Then…”
Make PredictionsGuess what will happen next based on
what you have read or heard.
“I predict that ___ will happen…”
“I think ______ will happen…”
Clues
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