Our New Integrated Reading Topic

This is what we are working on in class as we integrate our reading and writing.  Ms Sholson has put in on the blog so that we can look for information at home to help us with our learning at school.

Exploring Dinosaurs with Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy

Remembering

Define each of the following words: Prehistoric, palaeontologist, herbivorous, fossil, fossil fuel, carnivorous.

Understanding

Explain the adaptive or defensive features and structural characteristics of dinosaurs.

Applying

Construct a series of “Who Am I?” cards by giving clues that describe several different dinosaurs on flip cards.

Analysing

Devise a theory to explain why dinosaurs became extinct.  Predict how things would be different today if the dinosaurs had lived.

Evaluating

Set up a list of criteria to use in assessing at least five books about dinosaurs to determine which book is the best reference for your class.  Write a paragraph summary of your conclusions.

Creating

Pretend that you are a palaeontologist and have just uncovered the bones of an unknown species of dinosaur.  Write a journal entry to describe when and where the bones were found, what you named the dinosaur, what the dinosaur probably looked like, and approximately how big the dinosaur was.  Draw a diagram of the dinosaur.

Based on: Forte, Imogene and S. Schurr. (1997). The All-New Science Mind Stretchers: Interdisciplinary Units to Teach Science Concepts and Strengthen Thinking Skills. Cheltenham, Vic.: Hawker Brownlow.