In our story, “Little Grunt and the Big Egg,” two fascinating experiences occur: an unexpected dinosaur hatches from an egg and a volcano erupts. With that said, we are going to research on the internet about volcanoes and dinosaurs.

You will search the different websites given below to gather information about volcanoes and dinosaurs. You will click on the links given and answer the questions underneath on a separate sheet of paper. After exploring the websites and answering questions, you will write a paragraph about your findings.

1.

http://www.fema.gov/kids/volcano.htm

What is a volcano?

Name five states with active volcanoes?

What is volcanic ash made from?

Can volcanic ash be dangerous?

2.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0312/main.html

What is the mantle?

What forces magma through weak spots in the Earth’s crust?

What is lava?

What forms a volcano?

3.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/mountains/volcanoes.htm

What is the difference between magma and lava?

What is a geyser?

Volcanoes can have a very serious effect on the land and people, write down two ways volcanoes affect us.

4.

http://www.utt.qc.ca/uttstl/lib/dinopics.htm

Was Georgina a dinosaur? If yes, what type of dinosaur do you think she was?

5.

http://www.kidsdinos.com/dinosaurs-for-children.php?category=Early%20Dinosaur

When was an Anchisaurus discovered?

Name an “Early” Dinosaur.

Do dinosaurs eat meat or plants?

6.

http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/dinosaur/dino.html

Were all dinosaurs reptiles?

How many limbs did dinosaurs have?

Did dinosaurs live in water?

7.

http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/nature-online/dino-directory/country.dsml?disp=gall&country=&sort=Genus

How many dinosaurs were found in the United States? Find and click on our country.

Is a Brachiosaurus a type of dinosaur?

8.

http://www.primarygames.com/science/dinosaurs/facts.htm

What does “Apatosaurus” mean?

What is the name of this dinosaur in the picture below?

What you will do as you complete the webquest.)

1. You will work with a partner to complete the questions on this webquest. One person will answer the volcano questions and the other will complete the dinosaur questions.

2. After you pick your section, you will click on the websites under that section and answer questions in complete sentences. You will have a separate sheet of paper to write your answers down.

Example:

If your section is volcanoes, then you would answer the first question under section 1. If your section is dinosaurs, you will answer the questions starting with section 4.

The first question you should answer is “What is a volcano?”

You will write:

A volcano is ___fill in you answer__.

You will do the same for every question in your section.

After you are finished answering your questions, you will write a letter to your partner sharing at least 5 facts about your section.

Here is an example of your letter:

Dinosaurs Volcanoes

Dear

Dear Molly,

Remember to start your letter with “Dear” and sign your name at the bottom of the page.

If you are finished with your section questions and the letter, you may play games while the rest of the class finishes their assignment.

Click on me to play!!!

As you complete this webquest, be sure to meet the expectations of your teacher. Below is a rubric for you to follow. 1 is the least amount possible and 3 is the highest amount you can earn.

	Poor 1	Average 2	Excellent 3	Score 9 Points
Questions	You must answer at 1 of the questions in complete sentences.	You must answer most questions in complete sentences.	You must answer all questions in complete sentences.
What I learned Paragraph	You wrote 1 sentence with no details or facts about what you learned.	You wrote 3-5 sentences with only 2 or 3 details or facts about what you learned.	You wrote 5 or more sentences with at least 4 facts about what you learned.
Following Directions	You did not follow the webquest, answer the questions, or write a paragraph about what you learned.	You followed the webquest, answered some of the questions, and wrote a paragraph about what you learned	You followed the webquest, answered all of the questions, and wrote a detailed paragraph about what you learned.

By exploring this webquest, you should have gathered many facts and details about volcanoes and dinosaurs!! You should also be more familiar with the internet and know how to find information using technology! You all did a great job!

Please turn in your questions and letters to your teacher for a grade.