From animations to WebQuests, this book's second edition by Frances A. Karnes, Ph.D. and Kristen R. Stephens, Ph.D. features all new products that promote the development of 21st-century skills in students. This new edition discusses how the skills and content gained from the development of products can be aligned with state and national standards. A special section is dedicated to how teachers can nurture the habits of the mind necessary for successful product completion. This book offers a step-by-step introduction to using creative projects in your classroom confidently.
Students in grades 3 - 5 research Illinois history in three Illinois towns, Alton, Cairo and Springfield in this multidisciplinary WebQuest. They identify important people or events, and use this information to create a map, travel guide and poster promoting their Black History tour. The students are also required to reflect upon their research by writing a letter to the governor about which of the three towns they would live in and why.
This is a ready-made template for scoring or evaluating student WebQuest projects, complete with scoring categories. Checklists with additional scoring criteria to evaluate project fine points are also provided.
Middle school students will work in research teams to design plans for eight biome zoos around the world. Research will include the flora and fauna of specific biomes and the geographic and economic requirements necessary to support the viability of each zoo. Students will make an oral and visual presentation of their findings and produce a scaled drawing of their zoo design.
This WebQuest is about how to use inverse matrices in real life. Cryptogram will be introduce and students will learn how to convert, encode and decode a message.
In this WebQuest, a forensics team has landed on the island depicted in Lord of the Flies just following the book's ending. The team will formulate a hypothesis concerning the events on the island. Their goal is to produce a report which will be presented to an investigative committee (the remaining students in the classroom). They will be prepared to present their hypothesis and present evidence which proves or disproves it.
Poetry meets the digital world so students can explore the written word in a new light. A technology WebQuest for high school-aged students.
High school students examine the Civil Rights Movement in historical perspective, the leaders that emerged and laws that grew out of the era in order to answer the question, "How does Dr. King's Dream echo in my life today?
Investigate the causes and diagnosis techniques of several genetic disorders through this science and health WebQuest. Middle school students will also explore the impact that living with a genetic disorder can have on a person's life.
This WebQuest has students develop a new 'game' that can be sold to schools and families by Health Factor International; the game should teach about each of the organ systems of the human body. Each game should highlight how a specific organ system works, while teaching ways that young people can ensure that their own organs stay healthy.
This foreign language WebQuest aims at introducing middle school students to famous Hispanics, both past and present, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Students research the contributions made by Hispanics in our society.
This Language Arts WebQuest is designed to help high school students deepen their knowledge of the importance of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s by looking through the eyes of those that witnessed it first hand. It will also develop their computer skills and increase literacy, and is designed to celebrate and honor Black History Month.
This is an animal adaptation WebQuest designed for middle and upper elementary aged students. The students will compare three animal species and identify similar adaptations.
This math WebQuest is a way for elementary school students to explore estimation and imagination. In addition to math, they will use front-end, clustering, rounding and compatible numbers estimation to solve problems while planning a party.
In this multidisciplinary WebQuest, students will read and reflect upon Richard Bach's Jonathan Livingston Seagull. They will prepare and deliver a speech on, "What I Believe About Life" (Language Arts); analyze the historical context of the book to determine the author's motivation for writing;
illustrate how changes in values occur over time (Social Science); and create a model bird to demonstrate the physics of flying (Science).
Take elementary school students back in time to piece together the important events of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Students will research his accomplishments, listen to his famous "I have a dream" speech and view a timeline of his life, and create a newspaper article describing what they learned. Once all tasks are completed, students are allowed back into present day, where they can carry on the legacy of MLK in their own hearts and lives.
This social studies WebQuest helps high school students delve into the realm of philosophy, specifically concerning the philosophical thinkings of Karl Marx and Fredrick Nietzsche.
This WebQuest asks middle school students to think about how advertisers get their attention and make their points. It's not always so obvious and sometimes it's manipulative. In this project students learn about Media Literacy, analyzing ads and producing an ad that makes a public service point of their choice.
In this WebQuest, students work in small groups to explore the geologic underpinnings of another potential eruption of Mount St. Helens and establish an emergency response plan. Students explore the tectonic features of the Cascade area along with the geologic processes contributing to earthquakes and volcanoes. A major component in this WebQuest is a group assignment requiring students to develop an emergency preparedness plan using FEMA and NIMS website guidelines.
In this Language Arts WebQuest, students in grades 6 - 8 are both authors and editors. First they write a short story and research how to get it published. They then write a persuasive business letter trying to convince an editor to publish their story. In week two, they become editors. They evaluate each others' work, revise and edit it. Then students write a business letter to the author giving suggestions on how to make the story better.
In this social studies WebQuest, each team will create a Muckraker Magazine. As a team of investigative reporters, editors, photographers, and cartoonists, students will bring the issues of the Progressive Era to life before the public eye. The mission of the magazine is to capture the spirit of the reform era (1890-1920) with accurate, eye-catching graphics and news angles that will expose the problems and accomplishments of the times.
This English/language arts WebQuest helps high school students discover persuasive techniques and sparks an interest in current events.
This WebQuest allows high school students to study some of the main ideas of America's major political parties. They will then decide where they fit in and design a pamphlet highlighting the importance of their political party.
In this WebQuest, students have been hired to research the roller coasters of Ohio, and then to come up with an idea for a new coaster. Students will come up with an idea for a new coaster, which will be submitted in writing and also with a drawing.
The Samurai's Tale presents a vivid picture of an orphaned boy's life during Japan's civil war era. Students will approach this WebQuest as investigative reporters, part archeologist, part detective and part psychologist. By discovering details and making inferences, a greater depth of understanding of the events as well as the characters will unfold. Then students can ponder the question: As we look to this day, how are we like sons of samurai?
This WebQuest gives a chance to research key positive and negative effects the Revolutionary War had on Americans. By the end of this webquest, students will decide whether they would have fought in the war had they lived at the time of the American Revolution, and will try to convince people why.
This Social Studies WebQuest engages high school students to build timelines that document the development of the civil rights movement in this country for public display.
Based on the motivation of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, high school students will discover what could motivate them to become politically active through this WebQuest.
In this WebQuest, elementary school students will take the point of view of a African American in the South in 1918. They will decide whether to migrate North after having access to information.
This multidisciplinary WebQuest helps students in grades 3 - 8 gain insight on the hman body's different systems, including the circulatory system, nervous system, digestive system, respiratory system, skeletal system, muscular system, endocrine system and immune system.
This WebQuest is for groups of three students who will publish an issue of "The New Roman Times," a mythical daily newspaper published in Rome during the imperial years. Each student will write at least one article independently and the group will collabore to write the lead story...a shocking investigative report detailing how the current Caesar came to power. All the articles will be written in the present tense, from the persepective of a contemporary Roman citizen.
In this WebQuest, elementary school students work with a partner to read a selection of online fairy tales;
analyze fairy tales by identifying recurring themes; outline a story map for a new fairy tale, including standard story elements and fairy tale themes; and
write a new fairy tale, based on the story map.
From iwebquest.com, teacher Matthew Durant has developed this course that asks: "Can I design a good essential question that will inspire my students to think at a higher-level?" The focus of every webquest is an open-ended question. This course helps lead you through imagining and designing classroom conversations that help your students learn.
This WebQuest takes students (grades 5-8) on a problem-solving adventure! It helps them learn to think creatively when presented with different scenarios; develop their research skills; learn the process of brainstorming and more. Given an imaginary scenario in which they must reflect their knowledge of chocolate, students are provided a step-by-step guide of the procedure needed to complete this task. There are also suggestions for teachers on how to adapt this WebQuest into an individual classroom environment.
This website, established in 1995, is an outstanding resource for educators, students and homeschooling parents seeking to teach with the web. Find news about the WebQuest model from around the world, a page of reading and training materials, as well as a authorizing tool for creating your own WebQuests.
This WebQuest is an exciting opportunity for high school students to improve their logical thinking skills while having fun - all at the same time. Students examine the presented evidence and, through deductive reasoning and logic, determine what is relevant; they are also taught the concept of circumstantial evidence.