Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. name and describe two theories about how dinosaurs became extinct

2. draw a dinosaur from the Cretaceous period

3. create a model or piece of artwork depicting an asteroid or volcano

4. explain how the item in their model or artwork theoretically played a part in the extinction of dinosaurs

5. draw a timeline of the different dinosaur periods, up until the present day

6. explain what is meant by the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event

7. pinpoint on a map where the Chixulub crater hit earth, according to the Alvarez hypothesis

8. explain why some smaller animals, eg prehistoric birds, did not become extinct when dinosaurs did.