Introduction
Hey Everyone! To start off in history and science this school year we are going to jump right in to learning about dinosaurs. I am really excited about this and I hope all of you are too.
Each of you our now going to be scientist and explore the in and outs of a dinosaur of your choice.
Below I have a list of links that you may use to do your research.
http://www.dinodictionary.com/imain.html
http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/kids.html#DIN
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/info/a.shtml
Task
Each student will be required to choose one dinosaur of their choice and create a short powepoint that they will share with the class. No more then 10 slides and no less then 5. Make sure to talk to the class as if we have never heard of the dinosaur that you choose.
Process
Now that you are ready to start your project this is how you will do it.
1. You will choose one type of dinosaur and let me know which one as soon as you have decided.
2. You will use the links provided in the introduction to gather information
3. Then you will use the information you have gathered to create a powerpoint
4. The powerpoint will be 5-10 slides long
5. You will share the powerpoint with the class
Evaluation
your work will be graded on the following criteria
25 points- valuable correct information
10 points- correct number of slides no less then 5 and no more then 10
10- creativity
5 points- on presentation, was it clear and were you prepared
All for a total of 50 points
Conclusion
Overall everyone will learn an in depth amount of information on a dinosaur and then share with the class their findings, so everyone will get the chance to learn about everyone's different dinosaurs.
I hope you are all ready to explore!!