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Adopt-A-Dino Project

Adopt-a-Dino project handout.

This in-depth project requires you to adopt a dinosaur! There are three required

components for a successful project:

1. Write a research paper. Be sure to include

• information about your dinosaur’s anatomy, classification, and relative

position in the food chain, and

• information about the biological and environmental Mesozoic components

that affected your dinosaur, including its Mesozoic range and ecosystem.

• Optional: General discussions of the Mesozoic Era—including plate

tectonics, environmental considerations, and extinction theories—are

permitted, but should not comprise the majority of the paper.

2. Create a three-phase representative scene that illustrates the biological and

geological knowledge gained from your research. Be sure to include

• your dinosaur and the terrestrial plants and animals with which it

interacted, and

• aquatic and aerial phases with corresponding life forms.

3. Share your research about your adopted dinosaur in a five-minute presentation.

You may include

• PowerPoint slides or overheads, and

• handouts.

General information about this project.

Visit our class website and sign up for your dinosaur adoption choice on the

Discussion Board. Make sure that you

a. Post the name of your chosen dinosaur as the subject when you click on

“Add New Thread.”

b. Do not post a dinosaur that has already been chosen.

c. Do not post before 9:00 p.m. CST on _________________________.

The quality of your project will determine the score.

Adopt-A-Dino Project