Why does Mr. Todd say it's a good idea to start small when saving the earth?
Everyone's Small efforts can make a big difference.
Why does Philip Currie decide to look for fossils in the certain part of Canada's badlands?
Barnum Brown had found a fossil there 90 years earlier?
What is the relationship between a tree's leaves and its buds?
The buds turn into leaves.
What is the setting of the story?
In a forest and mountains
How are the poles alike and different?
Why does Rocky say he will eat two bananas?
Judy wants to compost and he wants to help.
How does Currie know he found the right spot?
The spot matches the photo
Why are a tree's leaves important?
The leaves make sugar.
What does console mean?
Console means to try to make someone feel better.
How cold can the artic get?
-125 degrees farenheit.
Why is Judy excited when she thinks of the words "HEAL THE WORLD"?
She is entering the crazy strips contest.
Why is Brown's discovery of the bones so important?
It's the first time anyone has found so many meat eating dinosaurs in one spot.
How does water get to a tree's trunk?
It travels through the roots into the tree.
What kind of character is measuring worm? What clues in the story tell you this?
He is brave and determined.
What do the U.S Airforce use to help map their way.
The stars.
What can you tell about Judy when she says, "From now on there are going to be a few changes around here"?
She is bossy and very determined to help the environment.
What causes Currie to return to his study of the Albertosaurus?
While he was at the American Museum of Natural History, he finds the bones Brown had originally discovered.
How does a tree's bark change as the tree gets older?
When a tree is young, its bark is smooth. As it gets older, the bark becomes rough and cracked.
In which scene was the story's problem solved? 1, 2, or 3?
Scene 3
What will happen if people do not use sunglasses in the Artic?
They can go temporarily blind.
How does Stink react to Judy's actions and why?
He gets very angry because Judy takes gum from his gumball machine
What does Currie mean when he says that a paleontologist is like a detective.
Like detectives, paleontologists have to put clues together to try to figure out what happened.
Why would a mark on a tree trunk stay the same height during a tree's life?
Trees only grow taller at the top of the tree and not the bottom.
Why do members of the animal community honor measuring worm.
Fir him being brave and climbing the mountain.
What temperature does Antarctica climb to in the spring?
+10 degrees.