lunes, 14 de noviembre de 2011

Dinosaur´s land , a webquest third grade

Dinosaur´s land dinosaurA WebQuest for third grade

 


Introduction


Dear Sweetie,
     I have to leave on a trip and I need someone to look after my pet dinosaurs. I've put each dinosaur in its own cage for safe keeping, but they will need a home very soon. They would be happier in their own habitat so I need you to design a Dinosaur Zoo for them.
    Do you remember the last time that we visited? You told me that you were studying about dinosaurs at school. Please ask your teacher if your class can help you find information about each of my dinosaurs. I've got quite a collection of these critters, so if everyone could learn about just one dinosaur, you could get the job done more quickly.
    The construction crew will begin work as soon as you've completed the plans. Please hurry, the sooner we can put my pets in their own habitat, the healthier and happier they will be. I'll see you in a few days. 
Love,
Aunt Dinah Sor 
The Task
You will learn about one dinosaur and the time period in which it lived. You will then work together with the other members of your class to design a Dinosaur Zoo, use the bag of word.

The Process
1. Learn about the time of the dinosaurs.
a. Where in time did the dinosaurs live? 
Look at the picture of the staircase below. Each step shows millions of years in the age of the earth. 
 

Copyright© 1997-2000, Wheeling Jesuit University/NASA Classroom of the Future™. 		The bottom step is when the earth was very young. We live at the top of the yellow stair step. Dinosaurs lived 245 million years ago, where the green stair steps begin. The Age of Dinosaurs, the Mesozoic era, lasted for three green stair steps or for 185 million years. At the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago, dinosaurs suddenly died out and became extinct.
b. We learn about dinosaurs by digging up their bones. Click below to watch a clip about dinosaur fossils. Then use your Back button on your web browser to return to your webquest.
Getting Into the Fossil Record
2.  Learn about one dinosaur. 
a. Click on your dinosaur’s name in the table below. 
b. Print out 2 copies of the information sheet on that dinosaur.
1.
Albertosaurus
10.
Coelophysis
19.
Iguanodon
28.
Stegosaurus
2.
Allosaurus
11.
Compsognathus
20.
Maiasaura
29.
Thecodontosaurus
3. 
Anchisaurus
12.
Corythosaurus
21.
Ornithomimus
30.
Triceratops
4.
Ankylosaurus
13.
Deinonychus
22.
Oviraptor 
31.
Troodon
5.
Apatosaurus
14.
Dilophosaurus
23.
Parasaurolophus
32.
Tyrannosaurus
6.
Barosaurus
15.
Diplodocus
24.
Plateosaurus
33.
Velociraptor
7.
Brachiosaurus
16.
Edmontosaurus
25.
Procompsognathus
 
8.
Centrosaurus
17.
Eoraptor
26.
Saltopus
 
9.
Ceratosaurus
18.
Hadrosaurus
27.
Saurolophus
3. Answer questions about your dinosaur.
a. Copy the dinosaur question worksheet.
Dinosaur Information Worksheet

Student Name:______________________

Fill in the information in the spaces below.
 
What is the dinosaur’s name? 
What does the name mean? 
How long is the dinosaur? 
Does the dinosaur eat plants, meat, or both plants and meat? 
Describe the dinosaur’s teeth. 
In which time period did the dinosaur live? 
How did the dinosaur walk? 
What is one interesting fact about the dinosaur?
 
 
 		 


b. Use your dinosaur information sheet and fill in the answers.
4. Make a stand-up model of your dinosaur. 
a. Take the second print-out of your dinosaur information sheet. 
b. Draw a stand on the bottom. See the example below.
crosspiece
c.  Make a crosspiece to help your dinosaur stand-up. 
d. Glue the dinosaur picture and the crosspiece onto cardboard. Cut them out and put them together.
5. a. Click here to learn about how the earth looked during the Mesozoic Era.
b. Click on the time when your dinosaur lived to find out about  the habitat for that time period.
6. a. Print out a picture for the time period when your dinosaur lived. b. Colour the picture of the habitat for the time period. 
c. Stand your dinosaur up in front of your picture. 
7. Meet with construction crew foreman (your teacher) to discuss your group presentation and construction on the dinosaur zoo.
8. 

Evaluation 
A rubric can be used to evaluate this webquest.
A sample rubric for this dinosaur webquest has been developed.
 
Beginning 
1		Developing
2		Accomplished
3		Exemplary
4
Writing
(What did I learn about dinosaurs)		Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Model of DinosaurDescription of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Dinosaur WorksheetDescription of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Period PictureDescription of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.
Group workDescription of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting a beginning level of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting development and movement toward mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting mastery of performance.Description of identifiable performance characteristics reflecting the highest level of performance.




Conclusion
You've got another letter.  Please,read your mail!

Dear Sweetie,
    Congratulations!  You have completed your webquest.  Here are some links for fun dinosaur activities now that you have completed your task.

   Arts and Crafts
  Games and On-Line Activities   Puzzles

   Language Arts Activities
      Math Activities
 


This webquest  Designed by Ruth Elliott & Christine Todd  
(adaptes for Sofia Chiquetts)
Tested by: Grade 2 students
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