Dinosaur Report

Introduction

Welcome! You will be travelling back in time to explore the land of the dinosaurs and find important information about them. Before continuing, make sure you take along your Dinosaur Report worksheet that will be handed out in class.

You will be travelling back to over 65,000,000 years ago where you will become a paleontologist and you will be given a task to complete. All information that you gather will be written down in your Dinosaur Report. Once you have all of the information, you will bring your Dinosaur Report back  to share with your class.

Are you ready? Lets go!

Task

Here is your task: You will be completing your Dinosaur Report on one of the following dinosaurs: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Stegosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Pteranodon, and Velociraptor.

 Tryannosaurs Rex                               Velociraptor 

 Brachiosaurus                                   Stegosaurus

        Pteranodon

Process

You will be answering the following questions:

1. Name: What does their name mean?
2. What country were they found in?
3. What time period were they found in?
4. What was their diet (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore)?
5. What was their height?
6. What was their length?
7. What was their weight?
8. Does your dinosaur have a tail?
9. Did your dinosaur fly?
10. How many legs did your dinosaur stand on?


All your questions can be found in your Dinosaur Report

Remember it's very important that you record each question and answer in your Dinosaur Report. 

Evaluation

Dinosaur Report

 Unsatisfactory
1 pts		 Improving
2 pts		 Good
3 pts		 Excellent
4 pts
Picture  Unsatisfactory
I drew a picture of my dinosaur. I did not color it or include the dinosaur in its natural surroundings. 		 Improving
I drew and colored a picture of my dinosaur. I did not accurately include the dinosaur in its surroundings. 		 Good
I drew and colored a picture of my dinosaur in its natural surroundings. I could have colored it more neatly. 		 Excellent
I drew and colored a picture of my dinosaur in its natural surroundings accurately and neatly. 
Information Gathered  Unsatisfactory
I included 1 or 2 facts about my dinosaur. 		 Improving
I included 3 or 4 facts about my dinosaur. 		 Good
I included 6 or 7 facts about my dinosuar. 		 Excellent
I included 7 or more facts about my dinosaur including: type of dinosaur, when it lived, where it lived, what it ate, size, and what it looked like. 
Interesting Facts  Unsatisfactory
I did not include any interesting facts about my dinosaur. 		 Improving
I included 1 interesting fact about my dinosaur. 		 Good
I included 2 or 3 interesting facts about my dinosaur. 		 Excellent
I included 4 or more interesting facts about my dinosaur. 
Spelling and Grammar  Unsatisfactory
There are 4 or more errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling. 		 Improving
There are 2 or 3 errors in punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling. 		 Good
There is 1 error in punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling. 		 Excellent
Puctuation, capitalization, and spelling are correct. 
Conclusion

Welcome back! Did you enjoy your trip back in time? I know that you gained a lot of knowledge about dinosaurs. Now that you have become an expert on your dinosaur be sure to learn about the other dinosaurs in your class! Thank you for all your help!!

Credits
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This webquest is focused on helping students use different resources to gather information about specific dinosaurs. This could be done as an individual assignment or a group assignment.