Quest Quest You are the lead investigators of an educational research project to synthesize the current research on dinosaurs in the areas of: evidence analysis, extinction theories, and metabolism theories. Your task is to analyze the evidence in these three areas, determine your position, and design a web site that links your final research results to your evidence so others may learn from your work. You will also validate the accuracy of current science textbooks to determine if new textbooks should be purchased to represent current research.
Formulate and defend your position, based on your analysis of the evidence, to these questions:
Design a website to demonstrate your evidence and position.
Validate the accuracy of current science textbooks and make recommendations.
Check the criteria for evaluation of your project.
Conduct research activities to formulate and defend your position statement on each of the above questions. Connect your research to your science text book (is it accurate?). Keep a lab sheet of your progress.
Once your position is clear, write a thorough, yet concise and accurate position paper for each question based on and linked to your research. Connect your research to your science text book (is it accurate?).
Anaylze your paper to create a storyboard of each idea supporting each of your positions as a prewriting design of your website. Your website will contain three main pages (one for each queston), each of which includes original, annotated artwork, specific links to the evidence you chose as most plausible, your position based on that evidence.
Write a recommendation for keeping or purchasing science textbooks.
Classroom and library texts and materials, including your science text.
Internet links in your bookmark file, after completing the following steps:
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Carefully record your progress on your lab sheet. Follow the steps. Review the criteria. Your are looking for evidence to support your position on the three questions and connecting it to the accuracy of your science textbook. Check with teacher each day on your progress; show your goals for each day and the progress made. Develop a timeline of due dates with your teacher.
When you have completed this project, you should demonstrate evidence meeting the criteria through these artifacts you create:
Lab Sheets of research and analysis of the evidence.
Summaries and drafts of position statements.
Position Papers (one for each question).
Story board.
Annotated illustrations
Web Pages
Recommendaton for current science texts books
