Dinosaur Delight WebQuest K - 3
Dinosaur Delight WebQuest K - 3
Introduction
The students will enter into the roles of the Paleontologist, Botanist, and Mathematician. You will be flown into the mountains of Wyoming to the dig site. As a Paleontologist, you will uncover fossils. You will work with the Botanist and Mathematician to solve the mystery. You will have started your journey to discover the lives of dinosaurs. As a scientist, you must keep a working journal? What new and interesting facts will you discover?
The Task
Working in groups of three ( the
Paleontologist, Botanist, and Mathematician) will answer the question.
The Paleontologist will lead this group. What tools do we need to use to
carefully dig up
and remove the fossils?
Record your information.
In the your groups you will discuss measurement possibilities. The Mathematician will lead this group. How will you measure the size of a dinosaur? What tools will you need?
Record your information.
When it comes time to understand the food chain of dinosaurs, the Botanist will lead this group. What foods did the dinosaurs eat? How can you tell they needed different types of food to eat? Why were some foods better for one type of dinosaur than others?
Record your information.
Now each group member will take on the new role of Artist. How will you make a dinosaur? What materials would your want to use and why? What do you need to consider when making your dinosaur?
Record your information.
You are all now Journalists. Using
the information you have recorded in your journals, you will write a paragraph
about The Time of the Dinosaurs.
Resources
Books will be available in the classroom.
Web sites will be used based on information availability for classroom
discussion and/or enrichment.
Dino Master Quest 2001 Facts, worksheets, and games.
Age of the Dinosaurs Timelines, facts, and graphics.
Sue at
the Field Museum Facts, geography, fossils, and graphics.
Evaluation
As a class we will create two rubrics. One rubric will be used to grade the created dinosaurs. The second rubric will be used to score the paragraphs.
Conclusion
As a class we have worked
in teams, recorded and learned new information, improved our ability to
problem solve, created our own dinosaurs, worked with technology, and had
lots of fun.
7/31/01
Written by Maryann Duffy, Oakhill Elementary School, Streamwood,
IL, District U-46
Based on a template designed by Dr. Bernie Dodge, San Diego State
University, from The
WebQuest Page as taught in "Engaged Learning with WebQuests" by Rich
Levine for Aurora University and The Kane Country (IL) Regional Office
of Education 7/30//01 - 8/01/01.
