6 Week 6: Flight and Feathers (6/5) -- The Story of Dinosaurs

6 Week 6: Flight and Feathers First off… Weekly Quiz 6a! Next . . . The questions below function as a short answer quiz where I would like you to expound upon your understanding of the material (consider it your mid-term). You may use your Notes with Gaps, but no other materials. At the end you will have the option to create and save your questions in a single file. Dino Feathers? Why would dinosaurs have feathers? Did all dinosaurs have feathers? Can you imagine a fluffy T-rex? Here are your Notes with Gaps and Power Points for the week. Feathers serve a variety of purposes in modern birds. therefore it is reasonable to assume that they may have served a different purpose in dinosaurs as well. Maybe T. rex didn’t fly, but it’s possible it had these soft downy feathers! On the Origins of Feathers Step 1: Watch me Step 2: Watch this video Step 3: Watch me again! Step 4: Watch the Britannica video at the link below! Discover feathered dinosaurs from their fossils from the Middle Jurassic Epoch Step 5: Watch this video! Step 7: Remember the online assignments for the week. T. rex Feathers Now that you know all about feathers in modern birds and a lot of what we know about dinosaur feathers, let’s look at a hot dinosaur controversy! Was T. rex FEATHERED?! Look Here! Complete: - Weekly Quiz 9a - Assignment - Writing Assignment 1 of 2 - Weekly Quiz 9b