Unit 7
The Oregon Trail
A Dinosaur Named SUE
Vocabulary
Spelling
100

The title for Unit 7 is 

"Investigating the ______"

past

100

A long time ago when people were moving and they did not have cars, they traveled by _____________.

covered wagon

100

Where did Sue Hendrickson find the dinosaur bones?

Badlands National Park

100

to break something into small pieces

crush

100

What is a word that rhymes with trash?

cash

crash

mash

rash

smash

dash

200

How can fossils help us understand the past?

We learn what plants and animals used to live here, like dinosaurs.

200

Where were the people moving to? What state?

Oregon

200

What are some tools the paleontologists use to dig for fossils?

Picks, metal bars, shovels, hand tools

200
A pointed tool that is used to break rocks.

pick

200

What is a word that rhymes with brush?

rush

crush

hush

mush

blush

flush

300

What type of transportation did people use in the past before there were cars?

covered wagons

300

Why was Edith so exhausted?

She had to walk a lot.

300

Why did they name the dinosaur SUE?

It was named after Sue Hendrickson who found it.
300
To feel tired and worn out

exhausted

300

What is a word that rhymes with fish?

wish

dish

swish

400

There are three ways to talk about when something is happening: past, present, and _________

future

400

One morning Edith saw a herd of _____________ grazing on the grass.

buffalo

400

What kind of dinosaur was SUE? 

T-rex

400

The bones that form the head of a person or animal.

skull

400

What sound does the vowel "i" make?

/i/

500

Why do scientists study the past?

To learn more about people and animals that lived long ago. 

500

Why did the people want to move to Oregon?

To have more land and find more food

500

What state is Badlands National Park located in?

South Dakota

500
Something from a plant or animal that is found in rocks.

fossil

500

What sound does the vowel "u" make?

/uh/

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