Introduction

Did you ever want to peek in the past? Did you ever want to walk with the dinosaurs? Now is your chance to get to know a dinosaur so well, you will feel like you were there.

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Learners

This WebQuest was designed for first grade students. This lesson is anchored in literature and art to a lesser extent. Prior to beginning this lesson students should have a basic understanding of computers.

As a result of this lesson the students will:

English Language Arts Addressed

*State Goal 1: Read with understanding and fluency.

1.B.1a Establish purposes for reading, make predictions, connect important ideas, and link text to previous experiences and knowledge.

1.C.1f Use information presented in simple tables, maps, and charts to form an interpretation.

*State Goal 3: Writes for communication for a variety of purposes.

3.C.1a Write for a variety of purposes including descriptions, information, explanation, persuasion and narration.

*State Goal 4: Listen and speak effectively in a variety of situations.

4.A.1d Use visually oriented and auditorily based media.

4.B.1a Present brief oral reports, using language and vocabulary appropriate to the message and audience.

*State Goal 5: Use the language arts to aquire, assess and communicate information.

5.A.1a Identify questions and gather information.

1. First you will be assigned to a group of three students.
2. Choose a dinosaur to investigate.
3. Decide upon the role for each member of your group. Choose who will investigate where the dinosaur lives. Another person will investigate what the dinosaur eats and what it's teeth look like. Another person will investigate what it's body looks like. Visit these sites to help you find information about your dinosaur: Where it lives, What it eats, What it looks like.
4. Conduct an in depth internet search, use the Dino Notes worksheets to help you organize your information.
5. Gather all information on your dinosaur and discuss with your group what you have found.
6. Each member will contribute their findings to the Dinosaur Diorama. (The diorama must include the dinosaur's habitat (where it lives), what it eats, and the dinosaur researched).
7. Print out and use this Student Evaluation to help you check to see if you have included all important information in your Dinosaur Diorama.
8. Finally, the group will present their Dinosaur Diorama and what they found out about their dinosaur.

• Computer/Printer
• Internet Access
• Art materials (Shoebox, Scissors, Glue, Markers, Construction Paper)

	Unsatisfactory	Needs Improvement	Satisfactory	Excellent
Works well with group
Uses time wisely
Identifies characteristics
Final Project (Diorama)
Other interesting facts
Overall Effort

By the end of this project you should have a clear understanding of your dinosaur. Think about all of the sites you have just visited. You have researched your dinosaur in depth, now you should have a better understanding of what life was like in the days of the dinosaur.

I am a first grade teacher. Every year my students learn about dinosaurs. This year they will use this Webquest page to help them learn; hopefully it will help your students too. If your have any questions or comments please mail to

kgerakaris@plano88.kendall.k12.il.us

The graphics and links used in this webquest can be found at:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/where.html

http://EnchantedLearning.com/subjects/Dinosaurs/index.html

http://EnchantedLearing.com/subjects/Dinosaurs/activities/diorama

Thank you for providing these graphics and sites.