AUSTRALIAN DINOSAUR QUEST!

BACKGROUND

The discovery of dinosaur fossils in the Australian outback has really excited the readers of the respected Newspaper "The Scientific Courier"
The editor has offered big cash rewards for the first person to travel back in time, using the recently invented time machine, and provide pictures and information about the dinosaur they find to be the most dangerous or the least dangerous. The dinosaur must have lived in Australia!

TASK

Research three Australian Dinosaurs and find which is the most dangerous OR which is the least dangerous.

1.You will be paid one thousand dollars for each article in your newspaper that can tell future time travellors ....

where the dinosaurs were found what your time setting had to be which dinosaur was the most dangerous or the least dangerous?

WHAT DO I DO?

1. print out the summary sheet and use it record your information
2. visit the sites linked below to gather the required information
3. analyse the information and make your decision on which Australian dinosaur was the most dangerous or the least dangerous

WHERE CAN I FIND THE INFORMATION?

Dinosaur Reference Links on the www

Dinosauria On-Line Dinoalphabet The Dinosaurs Zoomdinosaurs Dinosaur Pictures Everything Dinosaurs

Don't forget your school Library may have books on Australian dinosaurs too!

HOW DO I PRESENT MY WORK?

Use a desktop publishing tool (eg ClarisWorks, Microsoft Word) to create a newspaper article

OR As a slide show using KidPix, Clarisworks or PowerPoint OR As a Hyperstudio or Web Page presentation

YOUR PRESENTATION MUST ..

• identify the Australian dinosaur you decided was the most or least dangerous
• clearly set out the reasons for your choice (ie why is it the most/least dangerous ? show comparisions)
• state where in Australia this dinosaur could be found and when

  You should include:

  • a map
  • pictures
  • the completed summary sheet data

Extension work can earn more cash!

See your newspaper editor and cash competition organiser!

A diary of your time trip, dinosaur models , drawings, comic strips of dinosaur habits you observed of dinosaurs you saw in Australia, Diary of the birth of baby dinosaurs you saw, picture of Australian scenary when the dinosaurs were there, showing different climate and plants etc, Dictionary or Glossary of dinosaur terms, timeline of names given to dinosaur history, exciting time travel through different dinosaur periods, map of Australia showing where the particular Australian dinosaur fossils have been found, Australian dinosaur models, Dinosaur colouring in sheets, fun facts and games in the Zoom dinosaur site