The Big Dinosaur Podcast
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Battle of the Dinosaurs
Lesson
Listen to the Allosaurus and Apatosaurus dinosaur of the day segments in the I Know Dino podcast. Then discuss which dinosaur would win in a fight and why. For the full prompt, download the PDF (under “Materials”).
Recommended For
Middle School, High School
Goals
- Learn the strengths and weaknesses of a carnivorous dinosaur
- Learn the strengths and weaknesses of an herbivorous dinosaur
Materials
- I Know Dino’s “Apatosaurus — Episode 161” (starts at 1:14:27)
- I Know Dino’s “Allosaurus — Episode 25” (starts at 20″23)
- Downloadable worksheet (from our creative journal, Keep Your Dinosaurs Here*!)
*Affiliate link
Potential Additional Discussion Questions
- Apatosaurus had a long neck. What features did its neck have that allowed the dinosaur to keep its head elevated?
- The Allosaurus Big Al had a hard life. What types of injuries could dinosaurs survive, and what kinds of injuries would have been fatal (for example, the dinosaur was too injured to hunt or run away from predators)?
