Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Your Shortcut to… The end of the dinosaurs

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for more than 160 million years… then, 66 million years ago, almost all of them disappeared.

In this Shortcut, Christie and Bryce fire up a time machine to visit the final days of the dinosaurs, discover how a thin layer of rock helped scientists work out what happened, and follow the chain of events after a giant asteroid struck Earth.

Then they meet the survivors, including the dinosaur descendants still all around us today.

Listen carefully. There’s a S’Quiz at the end!

For the full episode transcript, click here(opens in new tab).

Optional Evergreen Extras!

Think/Feel/Infer 3-2-1 Exercise (3 important details from the Lowdown; 2 other things I learned; 1 question I still have)Find the Main Idea and Details