1. Discovering Dinosaurs A webquest designed for third grade Designed by Laura Schnurr Lola143@msn.com

2. Introduction  In this webquest, we will be “Discovering Dinosaurs.” We will be exploring multiple types of dinosaurs, so if you are ready to discover…lets go!

3. Four types of Dinosaurs  Tyrannosaurus  Stegosaurus  Brachiosaurus  Allosaurus

4. Dinosaur Facts  Dinosaurs are prehistoric reptiles  The first dinosaurs existed about 230 million years ago  There were 700 species of dinosaurs  Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago  A meteorite impact was the main cause of the extinction of dinosaurs  People did not coexist with the dinosaurs  There were swimming dinosaurs

5. Tasks  Lesson One: to print off pictures of four dinosaurs  Lesson Two: find out when dinosaurs lived  Lesson Three: find out when dinosaurs became extinct  Lesson Four: Choose one dinosaur and find out all information on the worksheet

6. The Age of Dinosaurs  Dinosaurs lived about 230 million years ago.  Dinosaurs lived on all continents and in all natural settings.

7. When and how dinosaurs became extinct  Dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago.  A main reason dinosaurs became extinct was because of a meteorite impact.

8. Four dinosaur meanings  Tyrannosaurus means “tyrant lizard king”  Stegosaurus means “covered lizard” or “roof lizard”  Brachiosaurus means “arm lizard”  Allosaurus means “different lizard”

9. Credits  http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/dinosaurs&page=ht ml/intro.htm&direct=yes http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/dinosaurs&page=ht ml/intro.htm&direct=yes http://www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/dinosaurs&page=ht ml/intro.htm&direct=yes  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/  http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/ http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/  http://www.abcteach.com/Dinosaurs/dinofacts.htm http://www.abcteach.com/Dinosaurs/dinofacts.htm

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