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Extinction : what happened to the dinosaurs, mastodons, and dodo birds? : with 25 projects / Laura Perdew ; illustrated by Tom Casteel.

Perdew, Laura, (author.). Casteel, Tom, (illustrator.).

Summary:

Have you seen a dodo bird recently? Do you have mastodons playing in your back yard? Not likely-- these species are extinct! In Earth's 4.5 billion-year history, more than 5 billion species have gone extinct, some of them at the same time. In EXTINCTION: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DINOSAURS, MASTODONS, AND DODO BIRDS? kids ages 9 to 12 learn about the detective work scientists perform to find out why mass extinctions happen...Try these hands-on STEM projects! Draw a geological timeline; Create your own fossil; Investigate rock strata; Build a pollution detection device; Simulate the effects of ocean acidification; Make recycled paper.

Record details

ISBN: 9781619305571
ISBN: 1619305577
ISBN: 9781619305618
ISBN: 1619305615
Physical Description: v, 122 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Publisher: White River Junction, VT : Nomad Press, a division of Nomad Communications, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Focus on science"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-118) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	What is extinction? -- The causes of extinction -- The Paleozoic Era -- The Mesozoic Era -- The Cenozoic Era -- Survival -- The sixth mass extintion? -- Taking action.