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Fossils Webquest: A Webquest For 3Rd Grade

This document provides a 3-part webquest for 3rd grade students about fossils and paleontology. In the first part, students watch an introductory video on paleontology and answer questions. The second part involves reading an article on paleontologists' work and answering more questions. An optional third part is an online game to arrange fossil layers by age. The goal is for students to learn about Earth's past life forms through fossils and the field of paleontology.

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Fossils Webquest: A Webquest For 3Rd Grade

This document provides a 3-part webquest for 3rd grade students about fossils and paleontology. In the first part, students watch an introductory video on paleontology and answer questions. The second part involves reading an article on paleontologists' work and answering more questions. An optional third part is an online game to arrange fossil layers by age. The goal is for students to learn about Earth's past life forms through fossils and the field of paleontology.

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Fossils WebQuest

A WebQuest for 3rd Grade


Created By
Gabbie Adams

Introduction
Hey there future paleontologists! I have some questions for you. Can you tell me what Earth
looked like 1 million years ago? What kinds of plants and animals lived here? Today, you're
going to answer these questions! You will become an expert in fossils and I’m excited to see
what you find. Let’s get digging!

Task
There are two different activities in today’s lesson. For the first activity, you’re going to
watch a video about paleontology. Answer the questions provided as you watch this video.
It will help you learn some key terms like: fossils, extinct, and paleontologist.

For the second activity, you will read an article about paleontologists and answer the
questions. In this article, you will learn more about what paleontologists do, see examples
of fossils, learn about the root word paleo and much more.

As a bonus, there is a third activity if you finish the first two activities before work time is
over. Activity three is an online game where you compare fossil layers based on age. Let’s
see who can complete the highest level of difficulty. Good luck!
Process
Activity 1: Watch the video from the link below and answer the questions below.

https://youtu.be/1FjyKmpmQzc

Questions:
1. What is a paleontologist?
a. A person that studies fossils
b. Another name for a fossil
c. A person who studies rocks

2. What does it mean to be “extinct”?


a. Still alive today
b. No longer exists today
c. Paleontologist

3. The remains of plants and animals from long ago that slowly became preserved in rocks
are also called ______________________.

4. If paleontologists find an animals' _____________________, they can determine if they ate


plants or other animals.

5. Steps for a Paleontologist

1 - ________________________________________

2 - ________________________________________

3 - ________________________________________

Activity 2: Click the link below and it will take you to an article. As you read the article,
answer the questions below.

https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/what-s-the-big-idea-about-paleont
ology2
Questions:
1. What does the root word "paleo" mean?
_________________________________________________________________

2. How does the root word "paleo" help describe what a paleontologist does?
_________________________________________________________________

3. True or False.
Fossils tell us everything about a plant or animal's past.
_________________________________________________________________

4. Which of the following is not an example of a fossil?


a. Bones from underground, found 1 million years ago.
b. Shark tooth found on top of the sand, dated back to 1 year ago.
c. Leaf impression, left in mud 100,000 years ago.

5. Write at least 3 sentences about why you would or would not want to become a
paleontologist. Use facts that you have learned today to help support your claim.

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Activity 3 (optional): Click the link below and it will take you to a game. This game is called
"Layers of Time". You will arrange the fossil layers from oldest to youngest.

https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/layers-of-time2
Evaluation
You will be graded on how well you followed along the WebQuest and how accurately you
completed your graphic organizers.

There were 5 questions for both activity one and activity two, adding up to 10 questions
total. Each question is worth 1 point, with an exception to number 5. in activity one and
number 5. in activity two. These two questions are worth 3 points each because they
require three different steps. Altogether, the questions you answered during this WebQuest
add up to 14 points. You will receive another 6 points for participation if you were active, on
task, and respectful during the WebQuest activities. That means, this WebQuest is worth a
total of 20 points.

Activity One: Questions 1-4 /4

Activity One: Question 5 /3

Activity Two: Questions 1-4 /4

Activity Two: Question 5 /3

Participation /6

Total /20

Conclusion
Thanks for answering all of my questions! I feel like I am a fossil expert now, just like you.
After completing these activities, I hope you have learned more about what it’s like to be a
paleontologist. Throughout the next two weeks, we are going to dig deeper into fossils and
paleontologists. If you did not get the chance to complete activity three, you will have
another opportunity to do so.

Credits
Help providing content and activities:
https://www.createwebquest.com/3rd-grades-all-about-fossils

Activity 1 video:
scishowkids. “SciShow Kids.” YouTube, YouTube,
www.youtube.com/channel/UCRFIPG2u1DxKLNuE3y2SjHA.
Activity 2 Article:
“What's the Big Idea About Paleontology?: AMNH.” American Museum of Natural History,
www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/what-s-the-big-idea-about-paleo….

Activity 3 Game:
“Layers of Time: AMNH.” American Museum of Natural History,
www.amnh.org/explore/ology/paleontology/layers-of-time2.

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