The Jurassic Period

A WebQuest for Fifth Graders

· The Jurassic period was the second of the 3 periods during the Mesozoic Era. The Jurassic period lasted for 67 million years and it began about 206 million years ago.

Your Challenge:

For this Webquest, you will become a paleontologist. You will need to find out lots of information about the Jurassic Period from searching different websites on the Internet. You will have to successfully answer 10 questions on a worksheet about the Jurassic Period. Click on the following websites to find the answers to the following questions:

Websites

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mesozoic/jurassic/jurassintro.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/jurassic/

http://www.palaeos.com/Mesozoic/Jurassic/Jurassic.htm

http://www.vita-learn.org/pps/dinosaur/jurassic.html

http://www.zoomdinosaurs.com/subjects/dinosaurs/mesozoic/jurassic/lj.shtml-

http://www.starsandseas.com/SAS Evolution/SAS geoltime/geotime_jurassic.htm

http://www.prehistory.com/timeline/jurassic.htm

Also try typing these words into your favorite search engines (www.google.com is my favorite).

Jurassic

Mesozoic

Dinosaurs

Pangaea

Questions

1) Identify the dinosaurs in the picture under the, “Your Challenge” section.

2) Identify the dinosaur in the picture under the “Websites” section.

3) What type of fish dominated the seas during the Jurassic Period?

4) Name two dinosaurs from Europe during the Jurassic period and describe them.

5) Where did the word, “Jurassic” come from?

6) What was the climate like at the beginning of the Jurassic Period?

7) What are the three terms used to describe the beginning, middle and late periods of the Jurassic Period?

8) What did the Apatosaurus eat?

9) Were the sea levels during the Jurassic Period higher, lower or the same as they are now?

10) What was happening with Pangaea during the Jurassic Period?

If you have any questions or comments send mailto:boymerka@hotmail.com.