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1. Welcome toWho Wants to be a Millionaire (Who wants to get an A on their test tomorrow) 50:50 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100

2. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $100 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 What does a Paleontologist do? 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 A: Study dinosaur bones B: Study prehistoric life 2 $200 1 $100 D: Watch people dig up bones C: Study plant life cycles

3. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $200 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 A Hypothesis is: 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 B: A large amount of evidence A: A scientific guess using information already known 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100 D: An idea that can’t be proven true but is backed by evidence C: An argument about the reason something occurs

4. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $300 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 Why did Colbert’s find receive more publicity than Camp’s find in the 1880’s? $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 A: Colbert found Dozens of Coelophysis $500 B: Colbert was the first to find Coelophysis 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100 C: Colbert was a better Paleontologist D: There were no newspapers in the 1880’s

5. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $500 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 What is the main Question scientists and readers have about the Coelophysis findings? 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 A: How and why did Coelophysis die? B: Why are Coelophysis so small? C: Why were Coelophysis such fast runners ? D: What theory is true?

6. 15 $1 Million $1,000 Question 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 Coelophysis was a fast dinosaur because______ in it’s hollow bones produced red blood cells and ________ 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: Marrow, blood B: Marrow, oxygen D: None of the above C: Blood, oxygen

7. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! You’ve Reached the $1,000 Milestone!

8. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $2,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 Evidence that negates Coelophysis died stuck in the mud is: 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 B: It was similar to the La Brea tar pits in California A: Coelophysis bones were not muddy C: Coelophysis bones were found flat on their sides D: Plateosaurus died stuck in the mud

9. 15 $1 Million $4,000 Question 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 Evidence that negates an asteroid caused climate changes that killed Coelophysis is: 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: Earth cooled to a temperature Coelophysis could not handle B: Rare element iridium was found in rocks D: Dinosaurs were weak and fell one by one. C: Dinosaurs were not found scattered over a large area

10. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $8,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 Coelophysis were: 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 B: Herbivores A: Cannibals D: Both A and C C: Carnivores

11. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $16,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 Coelophysis had thin hollow bones that allowed them to: 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: Run quickly with speed and agility B: Swim quickly across rivers C: Walk upright, but their bones were too fragile to run D: All of the above

12. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $32,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 Coelophysis bones were found: 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: flat on their sides with body parts at same level B: with necks pulled back towards the tail C: missing bones and with some body parts separated D: all of the above

13. Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! You’ve Reached the $32,000 Milestone!

14. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $64,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 Excavation means: 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: Digging to find something B: studying prehistoric fossils C: plowing to find dinosaur bones D: burying something in the ground

15. 15 $1 Million $125,000 Question 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 What evidence negates that Coelophysis died because of flood only? 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: Mud and water flow covered the dinosaurs B: Skeletons were tangled, but in good condition C: Necks curve towards tails when dead animals are left undisturbed and muscles shrink D: All of the above

16. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $250,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 What evidence supports drought as a theory of what happened to Coelophysis? 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: mud cracks suggest animals died on sun-baked mud B: Bones were found close together as if around the last puddle C: Curved necks suggest they dried in the hot sun D: All of the above

17. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 Question $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 Why is it important to monitor and clarify during reading? 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 A: To get a better understanding of reading B: Monitor to make sure you Clarify what you don’t know C: Vocabulary may be difficult to understand D: All of the above

18. 15 $1 Million 14 $500,000 $1,000,000 Question 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 Scientists decide that it was likely Coelophysis died because of two events. Those events were: 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 B: Asteroid and a poisoned water A: Drought and Volcanic eruption C: Flood and a mud slide D: drought and flood

19. YOU WIN $1 MILLION DOLLARS! (Or an “A” on your test tomorrow)