Young children (and all other children regardless of age) love learning about dinosaurs. This is a simple web activity. This could be used as a beginning report activity.

• Use a web site to collect information on a dinosaur.
• Select and write facts about a dinosaur of choice.
• Use facts to write a simple report.
• Draw a picture of chosen dinosaur.

1. Student fact sheet down-loaded from web page.
2. About two 30 minute computer lab periods for collecting facts.
3. Crayons and paper for drawing dinosaur for each student.
4. Have a collection of books on dinosaurs for extra resources in the classroom.

1. Down-load the fact sheet and make copies for each student.
2. Prior to going to computer lab, explain process to your students.
3. Help students access the scavenger hunt.  Model how to get to the web site and how to fill in information on their fact sheet.
4. Once students have their information sheet filled out, model how to use facts to write a report on the board or over-head.
5. Have students write a rough draft of their report.
6. Help students proofread their rough drafts.
7. Have students write a final copy and draw a picture of their dinosaur.
8. Copy students work and combine for a class book.  (You could have students type their reports using a word processor.)
9. Students could orally read their reports to the class as a culminating activity.

Constructed by B. Jones - Bellevue Public Schools
Revise date: March 04, 2005