What Killed the Dinosaurs?

Grade Level: Middle School
Discipline: Biology, Diversity, and Evolution
Standards: Florida Standards

SC.912.L.15.3: Describe how biological diversity is increased by the origin of new species and how it is decreased by the natural process of extinction.
SC.912.N.1.1: Define a problem based on a specific body of knowledge, for example: biology, chemistry, physics, and earth/space science.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9: Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.

Today we are going to learn about a topic that most of you love, Dinosaurs! Although we do not learn that much about them in class, if you become a biologist considerable time is spent learning all about them. We will be using a learning model called a WebQuest. In using this tool, you will work in groups of three to answer the question, What killed the dinosaurs? To solve this mystery, you must go on a quest, back in time to the Cretaceous Period. Be careful, hungry velociraptors may be around any corner! You will examine online resources to answer the question, What killed the dinosaurs?

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