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Welcome to Earth, 66 million years ago… This issue, we’re saying goodbye to dinosaurs!
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AWESOME NEWS AND AMAZING FACTS A painting robot, some cheesy science and insects with super-speedy wee.
DISAPPEARING DINOSAURS
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Make a fossil-filled strata sandwich, create a crater and find out what happened to all the dinosaurs.
ANIMAL ANTICS
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Take a look at T. rex – the massive meat eater with a seriously powerful bite!
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Did frilled sharks, turtles and ammonites survive the extinction event? Put your knowledge to the test!
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Make a strata-inspired plant pot and a mini greenhouse, then get growing!
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Dr Emily Bamforth is an extinction expert who works in a dinosaur museum.
HOW STUFF WORKS
Find out how the dinosaur models you see in museums are made, then cast a replica fossil.
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Weird extinction ideas! Did dinos fart themselves to death?! Find out here…
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SENSATIONAL SCIENTISTS
Meet William Smith, a scientist who turned his discoveries about fossils and strata into an amazing map.
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Y’S WONDER CLUB
Ask our robot, Y, your burning science questions and share all of your adventures in science with the club.
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Use chemistry to erupt a volcano and solve some sneaky riddles!
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QUIZ POP BANG AND COMPETITION
Test your knowledge with our super-duper science quiz and win a moveable model T. rex!
JOKES AND ANSWERS
Laugh out loud at some awesome jokes and find the answers to all of our quizzes, puzzles and riddles.
SPECTACULAR SCIENCE
Discover an asteroid that NASA deliberately smashed a spaceship into!
FIND THE SCIENCE EQUIPMENT Hidden on each double page is a piece of science equipment. Tick each one to find the complete kit!