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SCALE CITY: THE ROAD TO PROPORTIONAL REASONING: Dinosaurs Appearing in the Video © KET 2009

Dinosaurs Starring

in the Video

In order of appearance: Brachiosaurus

Tyrannosaurus Rex Chasmosaurus

Stegosaurus Iguanodon

Brachylophosaurus Coelophysis Ultrasaurus Saltasaurus

Dilophosaurus Tsintaosaurus Styrasaurus Spinosaurus


Starring Brachiosaurus

Can gr ow t o be 50 feet ta ll , 85 feet l on g, an d 88 ton s

Usua ll y well l iked by other din osa ur s , but i f preda t o r s d o a tta ck, the B r a chi o sa ur us si mpl y sma ck s them with her tail

Bel on gs t o the S aur o p o d f a mil y an d never reall y b other s wi th chewing her f o o d

Most likely din o sa ur t o celebr a te her 100th bir thda y p a r ty

Snacks on heal thy trea ts like lea fy greens, but suf fer s f r om hi gh bl o o d pres sure ( fr o m pumpin g bl o o d t o the br ain thr ough her l on g neck)

Ha s a g rea t sen se o f smell an d prefer s scents like homema de bi scuits a n d freshl y mowed gr a s s

Enjoy s just wa lking a r oun d an d sm iling o r an ything el se tha t invol ves ver y lit tle br ain power


Starring Tyrannosaurus Rex

Stan ds a r oun d 20 feet tall an d can be up to 40 feet l on g Aka Tyr an t Liza r d King Usua ll y g oe s by T . rex f o r sh or t an d enjoy s li stening t o the p opul a r sixties f olk /gl a m r ock ban d by the sa me n a me S ometimes wea r s sun gl a s ses an d ta nk top s L ove s ha mbur ger s—n o pickles Ha s a super l a r ge hea d but tiny lit t le a r ms , s o un a ble to c omb hi s own hair Enjoy s m or ning jo g s a t 15 mph thr ough hea vil y w o o ded f o rest s


Starring Chasmosaurus

Strict vegeta ri an with a weakness f o r fr ui t sm o o thies an d ca fé la ttes

Ha s three sha r p h or n s a r oun d her fa ce but sti ll q uite sca red o f T . rex

Never lea ves the hou se without her fri ll s ( the l a r ge pr ojecting pl a tes a t the ba ck of her skull)

Occa si on all y spl ur ges on fa cial s a nd manicures

Currentl y tr ying to d r o p fi ve p oun d s fr o m her 3.5 t on s f o r her next fi lm r ole

Enjoy s sea rching f o r tha t per fect lip stick for her bi r dlike beak

Va ca ti on s a t her ca bin in Can a da a nd sleeps in a 26- f o o t-l on g bed (just her size)


Starring Stegosaurus

Sports a spiky Mohawk to defend against enemies (and also for his next film role where he plays a down-and-out skateboarder who wins the lottery and finds true love) Sometimes the size of a school bus (30 feet) and can weigh about 10,000 pounds Not fat, just big boned Enjoys all-you-can-eat breadsticks and salad at his local Italian restaurant Not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree (brain the size of a walnut) Makes up for lack of intelligence with very impressive dance moves


Starring Iguanodon

One o f the fi r st din o sa ur s ever di s covered an d the sec on d t o be given an o f ficial scientific n a me Ha s a c one-like spike on hi s thumb f or sta bbin g hi s enemies (d oubles a s a nice t o othpick f or his b a ck teeth—he ha s n o teeth in the fr on t o f hi s m outh) Str uts a 30- f o o t l on g b od y tha t weighs f our t o fi ve ton s an d prefer s t o tr a vel in a stretch lim o (with ver y str on g tires) Enjoy s l on g walk s on the bea ch, tr ee climbing, an d curling up with a g o o d my ster y n o vel in a swa mp y bubble ba th Shies a wa y fr o m inter views, ta bl oi d s, a n d pa p a r azzi, but takes grea t delight in si gning aut ogr a ph s f or fa n s


Starring Brachylophosaurus

Member o f the Ha dr o s a uri d cl an (ha s hi s mother ’ s duck-like beak) Kn own f or hi s pa ddle-like skull, big cheeks, an d hun dreds o f teeth O ften f o r get s t o f l o s s a n d therefor e suf fer s fr om ba d brea th Currentl y sin gle Can reach a s l on g a s 30 feet in length when on a ll f our s Likes to g o by the n a me El vi s F req uents ka r a oke sta ges a n d all- you-can-ea t s al a d b a r s


Starring Coelophysis

Pos se s ses h oll ow b ones like a bir d (n ot a big milk drinker)

Small f o r a din o sa ur (a b out nine feet in length)

Ha s ver y slim buil d, l on g str on g a r ms wi th three sha r p ma nicured cla ws on each han d

O ften deman d s imp or ted b ott led wa ter an d g our met sa l a d s o f chilled w or m s , in sects , an d liza r ds

Usua ll y dines with a l a r ge gr oup o f friends a t sushi ba r s an d sea f o o d bi str o s

Prefer s v a ca ti oning in dr y deser t cl ima tes over tr opical l oca ti on s

G ot her sta r t in sh ow bu siness a s a La s Vega s sh owgi rl


Starring Ultrasaurus

Wea r s sti letto s on the red ca r pet , but onl y on her hind legs , which a re sh o r ter than her fr on t legs

Ra rely makes public a ppea r a nces due t o her en or m ou s size (up to 100 feet l on g an d 50 feet tall)

Not a fa n o f swi mming p o ol s, but enjoys sun ba thing an d working on her tan

Wea r s up t o fi fty w o ol sca r ves in the winter t o wa r m her gi r a f fe-like neck

Ha s been t ol d she’ s excepti on all y g r a ceful an d once pl a yed the lea d ba llerina in Swan Lake

Befor e breaking into sh owbiz, delivered b ox lunches t o w orker s thr ough the wind ow s o f high- ri se o f fice buildings


Starring Saltasaurus

Spor t s a cr oc odile-like ar m or a n d an swer s t o “ cutie pie” Small f o r a S a ur o p o d , weighing in a t a mere eight ton s with a length o f 39 feet Enjoy s the limelight an d celebrity a fter pa r ties Currentl y di sa p p oin ted tha t she ha s never ha d a speaking r ole Ho pes one da y f or a wa x fi gure in her likenes s a t Ma da me Tus s a ud s , but i s settling f o r ha ving her eggs on di spl a y a t the Nor th American Museum o f Ancient Li fe


Starring Dilophosaurus

Kn own f or hi s al m o st , s o r t o f , kind o f Aca demy Awa r d- winning r ole in the bl ockbuster hit , Jurassic Park Quite r ude f o r a din o sa ur an d ha s a ba d ha bi t o f s pitting on f an s an d pa p a r azzi Enjoy s ea ting mea t l over ’ s pizza (the ca rnivore’ s s pecial) Al so enjoy s ea ting ba by din o sa ur s Weighs ha l f a t on an d str etches out to be a r oun d 20 feet l on g Wea r s a d ou ble hea d crest t o a ttr a ct the l a dies Speed walk s in the mall (o ften in una ttr acti ve white sneaker s)


Starring Tsintaosaurus

Ha s a sn out like a duck an d a ho rn like a unicorn Stan ds 12 feet tall an d weighs three ton s Likes to va ca ti on in Tsin gta o , China (where hi s fi r st f o s sil wa s di scovered) Enjoy s cozy night s on the c ouch with Chinese take-out an d a si de o f chilled pine needles Prefer s cl a s si cal music, but ha s been caught li stening to new coun tr y S ometimes refer red t o a s the weird din osa ur Beca use o f thi s , receives man y r oles in fa n ta sy fi l ms a n d sci- fi f licks


Starring Styrasaurus

O ften reco gnized f o r hi s l a r ge buf f b ody a n d s piky hai r— s o L .A . Seen here a s a child a ctor Appea r s wi th wi fe an d kids in Scale City fi l m, but o ften per f or m s s ol o (mo stl y bl ockbuster s a n d the occa si on al s o a p o per a r ole) Weighs three ton s an d i s a b out six feet tall Likes to tr a vel in a her d, u suall y with Geor ge Cl ooney an d Matt Da m on Called Rhin o by hi s pa l s , n ot beca use he’ s ha d a n o se jo b, but beca use he beha ves a l ot like a rhinocer o s , by r a mmin g hi s h or n s into animal s tha t ir rita te him


Starring Spinosaurus

Weighs eight ton s , but cl aims she onl y weighs f our

W a lks on tw o feet , but when l oun ging on a s o f a she’ s a b out 50 feet l on g

Ha s a s ail-like fin tha t she will fl a s h f o r the ca mer a or f o r other a ttr a ctive din os a ur s

Pretends t o ea t fre sh sa l a d s with her friends , but o ften sneak s d ouble cheesebur ger s in her pur se

Enjoy s cr o s sw o r d puzzles an d Sud oku an d i s kn own f o r her sha r p intellect

Likes sh op ping f o r sh oes with her gal pa l s like the Ultr a sa ur u s si ster s, even th ough she’ s been tempted to kill them f o r dinner

Attempt s t o pr a ctice sel f-con tr ol a t all times

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