The Triassic Period

An Explanation

Resource: The Triassic Period

(Read About, Think About Book 1)

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Knowledge Questions: Learn

1. How long ago was the Triassic period? 213 - 248million years ago
2. What was the name of the only huge continent on Earth at that time? Pangea
3. How many years ago did dinosaurs first appear?  230million years ago

Comprehension Questions: Learn

     4.   What sort of food did the dinosaurs eat?  Plants and meat

     5.   Describe the Staurikosaurus - its appearance and eating habits. It was a flesh eating dinosaur and it was 2m long with long legs short arms and a very long tail with a beak like face

     6.   Do some plants from the Triassic period still exist today?  Explain your answer. Yes.

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     7.   Do you think the information in this article would be useful if you were researching why other animals have become extinct? Why? No. It doesn't really say how the dinosaurs went extinct

     8.   What question would you ask a palaeontologist (dinosaur expert) about the Triassic

           period? I would ask them how dinosaurs where found by man.

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Analysis: What are some problems palaeontologists might have when researching dinosaurs?  Upload your answer to your individual blog. (Task 1) They might have problems figuring out when the bones where put into the grounds and how they ACTUALLY went extinct

Synthesis: If you had unlimited money, how would you protect animals which are in danger of becoming extinct?  Share your answer as a blog post. (Task 2) I would buy one big piece of land and put 2 of each animal that was about to go extinct and I would pay people to protect them with all there might and make sure that they repopulate.

Evaluation: Do you think it would be better to spend money on trying to solve problems in today’s world rather than researching dinosaurs?   Explain your answer. Upload your explanation to your individual blog. (Task 3) Yes. Because there are alot more problems going on today than with dinosaur research. but it depends on what your into.  

Hands on: Do some research of a Triassic period dinosaur then, using materials of your own choice, make a 3D model of a Triassic period period dinosaur. Take a picture of your model.  Upload your picture to your blog. (Task 4) or, using a paint programme, draw a dinosaur of the Triassic period. Take a screenshot of the drawing and upload it to your blog.