Jurassic WebQuest A WebQuest for 3rd--5th Grade (Science) Designed by Peter DePaola Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page Introduction Dinosaurs have always excited us! In fact, do you know that many people do not believe that dinosaurs even existed! Granted we have found their bones, teeth, eggs, and discovered what type of environment most came from, that’s still not enough proof for some other people. Nevertheless, we all have our favorites. Many movies have been made about dinosaurs. Can you think of some? Do you have a favorite? I want you to discover your inner dinosaur!The Task Your discovery is to find your inner dinosaur. What dinosaur best represents you? To discover this you will need: 1.) An individual chart on what you eat (omnivore, carnivore, vegetarian) and what kind of environment do you like to live in (constantly swimming, strictly land, like to fly, etc) 2.) Pictures of the dinosaur you have chosen 3.) A description of the dinosaur you have chosen 4.) An imagination The Process To begin your journey into discovering your inner dinosaur: 1.) Start on your own to chart your sleeping, eating, social, and environmental habits 2.) When your chart is complete, determine with other classmates whether you are a solitaire dinosaur or you move in a herd, flock, school, or even a pod 3.) Divide yourself with others like you 4.) When you are with other dinosaurs of the same kind, discuss where you come from and create a map of the earth as it would have been seen thenand plot your location 5.) As a group, make one chart based on your sleeping, eating, social, and environmental habits 6.) Plan and produce your groups project to the class 7.) Use the following websites to help you discover your inner self: www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs www.dinosauria.com www.pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/dinosaurs/welcome.html www.oink.demon.co.uk/topics/dinosaur.html www.eleves.ens.fr.8080/home/olliver/dinosaurs.html www.cbv.ns.ca/marigold/history/dinosaurs/dinosaurs.html www.stement.nf.ca/CITE/dinosaur.html www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/dinosaurs/html www.nationalgeographic.com/explorer/sereno www.kidsconnect.com/dinosaurs/DinoHome.html www.calacademy.org/casnews/oct96/feature.html www.dinosaurweb.com/plateau.html www.dinodata.net www.pblcoc.org/dinosaur.html Evaluation You will be graded individually and within your group. Everyone will receive a copy of his or her evaluation. This project is not hard. You do your work…you getgraded well. If you throw something together for this, then you will be graded accordingly. You all know as my students that I do not make life hard. Your scale of grading will be from 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest of excellence). This activity is meant to be fun and done on your own and cooperatively. Poor 1 Rushed 2 Very Good 3 Excellent 4 Score Your individual chart (process #1) Sorting yourself out properly by cooperative learning (process #2) Successfully sorting yourself out (process #3) Your groups map and your location (process #4) Your groups chart on habits (process #5) Presentation to class (process #6)Conclusion While you have researched this project, you have hopefully discovered that you share some interesting qualities with dinosaurs! Did you find the best dinosaur that represents you? Credits & References 1.) For all the great websites posted for research: www.google.com 2.) Microsoft On-line clipart 3.) The Template at http://
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