DINOSAURS!

Essential Understanding
 The environment influences adaptation and may lead to extinction.
 
 
INTRODUCTION:
You are a paleontologist investigating a fossil for a museum. The museum director has assigned you to a particular fossil. Follow these directions to complete your assignment for your museum director (teacher).

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Tasks:
 


Paleontologist

Dinosaur

Information Sheets

Coloring Sheets

Quiz

Extinct

Vote

Links

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Click on me to find the answer.

What is a dinosaur?

I can help you find the answer.



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Click on the name of your dinosaur, and fill in the information sheet on your assigned dinosaur.
 
 




Ankylosaurus	Diploducus	Stegosaurus
Apatasaurus	Edmontosaurus	Triceratops
Brachiosaurus	Iguanodon	Velocirapter
Deinonychus	Parasaurolophus
Dimetrodon	Pteranodon

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Click on the name of your dinosaur to find a coloring picture of your dinosaur. Print your picture. Go to file print and click on "OK".
 
 




Ankylosaurus	Diploducus	Stegosaurus
Apatasaurus	Edmontosaurus	Triceratops
Brachiosaurus	Iguanodon	Velocirapter
Deinonychus	Parasaurolophus
Dimetrodon	Pteranodon

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Why did your dinosaur become extinct?

Click on me, then scroll down and look for my picture to find the answer.

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Click here to vote for you favorite dinosaur.

Vote for me!



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Click on the name of your dinosaur or the word "Dinosaur", and use your notes to take the quiz.
 
 




Ankylosaurus	Brachiosaurus	Stegosaurus	Tyrannosaurus
Apatasaurus	Parasaurolophus	Triceratops	Velociraptor
Dinosaur

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CONCLUSION:

You have learned about a specific dinosaur. Share with your group the information you found and listen to their information. Think about what it would be like to have dinosaurs in the world today. Draw a picture of your neighborhood if dinosaurs were living there.

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Here are some other places to find information on your dinosaur.
The Dinosauria

Dinosaur Clip Art

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Maryland Learning Outcomes:

Language Arts:

• Students will read for a variety of purposes.
• Students will write to inform.


Science:
(3.3.6) Students will explain that all living things can be compared based on similarities and differences (i.e., external features) and distinguish diverse species.
(3.3.7) Students will identify characteristics of plants and animals, including extinct organisms that enable them to live in specific environments.

Technology:
(5.3) Students will employ technology tools to locate, evaluate, and collect
   information from a variety of sources.


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Dimensions of Learning:

(2) Strategies for Acquiring and Integrating Declarative Knowledge
• Students will use an organizer to gather information about Dinosaurs.
(3) Extending and Refining Knowledge
• Students will compare different dinosaurs
• Students will write to inform about dinosaurs
(4) Using Knowledge Meaningfully
• Students will draw a picture of their neighborhood if a dinosaur lived there.
Created by Bonnie Wilson
Last Updated August 2002