WebQuest

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A. Dinosaurs

B. Science (Biology)

C. K- 4th grade

D. 3-5 days

E. intro. The students will explore and learn about many dinosaurs that roamed the Earth millions of years ago. They will pick a favorite dinosaur and report on it at the end of the lesson. Task: Students will use the webquest to research different dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago. The websites will help them to learn about the bodies of the dinosaurs, habitats, food and lifestyles. After they have researched the dinosaurs they will choose a favorite to research more and then report back on. Report will be a poster presentation about their dinosaur and includes their drawing of the dinosaur. Process: Students will go through the websites and find out information on different dinosaurs that lived millions of years ago on Earth. After they have learned about different dinosaurs they will choose which dinosaur they liked best and wanted to know more about. Next they will research more on this dinosaur and take some notes about what the dinosaur looks like, eats, lives and is called. Then they will create a poster and will include a drawing or picture of a dinosaur to go along with their report. Each student will use their poster to do a presentation to the class so every student will learn about each other’s dinosaur.

F. Will have a previous day or two talking about the Earth millions of years ago. We will talk about what the Earth looked like, what lives and grows back then. Students will need to have a previous knowledge of what a dinosaur is and how to determine a present animal from a dinosaur. They will also need to know that there is a difference between land and water dinosaurs because it will be addressed when finding their favorite dinosaur and reporting back on it.

G. Colorado k-12 academic standards: Standard 3 Life Science: Students know and understand the characteristics and structure of living things, the processes of life, and how living things interact with each other and their environment. (Focus: Biology-- Anatomy, Physiology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology) National Educational Technology Standards for Students: 3. Research and Information Fluency: students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. B. locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. C. evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness of specific tasks. D. process data and report results.

H. This webquest requires the skills of classifying, constructing support, creating report/presentation.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I. This activity can be adapted for a higher grade by including more research, information or a higher order thinking report. The students would be able to research more about the different kind of dinosaurs and plants that were on Earth millions of years ago. Also there can be a harder report that could include power points, written report, and more requirement of the writing.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">J. TBD

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">K.