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Six WebQuests
Appropriate for selected by Shelby
Luffy shelby.luffy@wesdschools.org Are You
Ready for a Vacation? By Becky Downing http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/bdowning/wquest/index.htm Intermediate or Middle School Math students Are You Ready for a Vacation? is a great WebQuest for
students to learn how to plan a trip. This WebQuest allows the students to
learn how to budget their money and make decisions that real people make
everyday. They are able to work alone or in small groups and are each
allotted $1,200 to spend. They use the internet to find the costs of
travel, accommodations, and places to visit. An Excel spreadsheet is
used to help with their budget. In the end, the students also create a
brochure highlighting their trip. Invitation to
the Game by Patti Wann http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/pwann/itgwq/index.htm 5th Grade Science students Invitation to the Game is a very interesting WebQuest
involving deciphering codes and secret missions. Once the codes are
cracked (which may be challenging), the students must research information
about Mars and find out if life really could exist based on a variety of
things (based on the standards, of course!). The entire activity is
futuristic and the kids would eat it up. How
Does Your Body Work? by Michelle Olshan http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/548/02WQ/michelle/HUMAN_SY.HTM 5th Grade Science students How Does Your Body Work? is a fairly simple WebQuest
designed for groups of students to become experts on one of the human body
systems. They are required to make a PowerPoint presentation to present
their findings to the class. The activity is extremely straightforward
- sometimes less is more!
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/dcordova/webquest.html 5th Grade Social Studies/Language students Explorers is a WebQuest for students to learn about one of
the featured explorers in the 5th grade curriculum: Christopher Columbus,
Hernan Cortes, or John Cabot. The students research their explorer and
write a short essay. They also create a Captain s Chest, which includes
objects, journal entries, and more. There is a nice variety of
activities to hit all learning styles. Island
Colonization by Brenda Huff http://teacherweb.com/TW/TaipeiAmericanSchool/IslandColonizationWebquest/index.html 3rd-5th Grade Social Studies/Language Arts Island Colonization is a creative WebQuest that allows
students to make decisions based on the discovery of a new island. The
students work in groups and have to persuade others to either colonize the
new land or not. A letter is written, along with a form of
presentation. The students must research early colonization to base
their persuasions on actual facts. The students have a fair amount of
freedom for this project. America
Then and Now: Learning About Colonial America by Jane Sabini
http://webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/05020-051016101749/ 5th Grade Social Studies students America Then and Now: Learning About Colonial America is a
WebQuest that features students comparing their lives with those of kids of
Colonial America. They must create webs using Inspiration to outline
their typical day and a typical day of a student in the early 1700s.
They then must write two journal entries - one factual, and the other
historically accurate, which is where the research comes in. The kids
will be able to comprehend the differences between the past and today (and
hopefully appreciate what they have a little more too!). |