Web
Quest Lesson:
Created by Chris Carter
Saddleback Unified School District, Orange
County, CA USA
URL: http:www/can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Deep.html
In this lesson we will explore the recent information
about the crater called Chicxulub.
Scientists have found evidence woldwide tha an
E.L.E ended the existence of many life
forms and changed the direction of life on Earth
as we know it. In this Web Quest you
will search a database and analyze the most recent
information available. At the completion
of this lesson you will be able to answer the
question:
"What caused the end of the dinosaur age?"
Introduction: -Visit
thes sites to get a brief overview
The
Planetary Society -NEO
Asteroid
and Comets Impact Hazards -Nasa
The
Torino Scale -NEO Hazards -Nasa
Some Resources:
Asteroid
Comet Impact Hazards -Nasa
Asteroid
Facts and Resources -Nasa
Asteroid
and Comets - Nasa
Deep Impact - From
JPL - Encounter with a comet
Near Earth
Object Program -NEO from J.P.L.
What
are the chances that an asteroid or comet hitting the earth caused the
extinction of the Dinosaurs?
Could
a Volcano Have Been the Cause of Extinction?
Did
the Comet really wipe out the dinosaurs?
Will
It Happen Again?_Organizations that study NEO (Near Earth Objects)
What
Are NEO's?
Questions:
1. What happened in science to suggest to people that a meteorite hit the Earth and caused the end of the dinosaur age?
2. What do your classmates think could have ended the dinosaur age?
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