Cathy
I enjoyed investigating the web quest for the Kindergarten level. This link provides valuable information that will help in the project approach teaching that we do.
The children will be able to look at different approaches to a particular subject.
The aquatic aquarium gave me different insights on what the children can expand their knowledge and investigation. This is a great too for differentiated learning.
Elisabeth
and Kerin
Through
Bernie Dodgeıs webpage I found WebQuest
Search Results:
Grades 6-8 Social Studies
In search of a Hero @
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/lcooper/wqprocess.htm
All aspects of the page: Introduction, Task, Process, Resources, Teacher Notes, Evaluation & Reflection, Conclusion appear to be well organized and user friendly. This site also would be adaptable to my specific research project goals of setting up a quest for a biography research project. The rsouces page is particularly useful.
The Cost of Peace A Civil War Project
http://www.columbia.k12.mo.us/tmp/burger/civilwar/Intro.html
Penny
The first webquest I went to was http://kids1.nis.nasa.gov/Sites/ExternSite.asp?url=http%3A%2F%2Famazing%2Dspace%2Estsci%2Eedu%2Fblackholes%2Flesson%2Findex%2Ehtml
One thing this told about the new 10th planet found
I like this because I have a grandson that likes space and I thought he would like this and as I got into thought it was interesting too.
This told about the new 10th planet found.
http://www.murarriess.qld.edu.au/webquests/planequest/index.htm
I would like to have seen this but it didnıt work
roller coasters are much more complicated than you might think
Cordie and Marysia
We thought the site http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/chavez/batquest/batquest.html would be very appropriate for Kindergarten. Its format is similar to the project approach that we follow at Kinkaid. The children can discover valuable factual information after reading the book Stellaluna as a starting point. Many different activities are integrated for differentiated learning and the children are active in the process, by being able to click on various sources.
Kathy and Kathryn
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/baseball/
www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/geomath.htm
Although we browsed several sites.
These are websites to possibly use in Kathyıs Statisticsı class and Kathrynıs geometry universal patterns class.
At first the Statistics webquest was difficult to maneuver, but together we figured it out. It could used during the teaching process or as a culmination activity.
I liked the Native American link which had design instructions and visuals.
Dennis
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/webquest/science.htm
This
site, which is supported by the Saskatoon school district is an extensive list
of links (some of which do not work) regarding science at various levels (k
thru HS). Weaknesses in the site
are that it is so extensive that the list of sites goes on and on. Also it appears that there are few
webquest sites for environmental science 9for which I was searching)
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/science.htm
It
appears that once one has located the science webquest sites that they are
repeated. I noticed that this site
had a frog webquest that was listed at another site. I checked out the webquest involving the ANWR issue and
especially like the links that were listed.
Also, I discovered a cool site that was a resource for the Zebra Mussel
webquest http://www.trincoll.edu/zines/tj/tj03.13.97/articles/cover.html
At
this site, http://can-do.com/uci/k12-lessons.html
The University of California at Irvine had a very good presentation of the summer work that their students have done in creating webquest idea (units)
Kerin
and Elisabeth
The
first website that was investigated can be found at http://www.angelfire.com/home/chas/WQ.html
The website, A Pizza Family Reunion, is intended by the creator to be used for
7th grade math students.
The basic idea behind this webquest is to determine the amount of
supplies needed to make pizza by scratch for a family reunion. The user will need to find a recipe for
the dough and sauce as well as 3 recipes to make different types of pizza. Spreadsheets are used to organize the
amount of materials needed to make the pizzas and determine how many of each
type will be needed.
This
looks like a really great website.
It is well laid out and offers quite a few links to websites that are
needed to successfully complete the project. My main concern is that the students need to have some
familiarity with using spreadsheets before beginning the project in order to
complete it in a timely manner.
The
second website investigated can be found at http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/middle/Math/ShopTilDrop/webquest%20shopping.html
The website, Shop Til You Drop, is one of many webquests for middle school math
classes that can be found at the main website of http://schools.rps205.com/curriculum/middle_school_mathmain.htm
The basic idea behind this webquest is to utilize different online shopping
sites to ³purchase² items, calculate the subtotal, percentage of tax, shipping,
handling, all while keeping the total between $450 and $500.
If
you choose to use this website it will be important to keep an eye on how much
time is spent surfing the online shopping sites as well as what items are being
purchased. Hopefully a discussion
will have occurred before hand about ³appropriateness² being maintained while
working on this project.
The
third website investigated, Vacation of Your Dreams, http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/drussert/WebQuests/JackLally/Vaca98'.html
unfortunately has been moved or no longer exists. However, this idea is intriguing and may be explored either
online or with paper and pencil.
The
fourth website investigated can be found at http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/money/money.htm
The website, Ultimate Money Webquest, is intended by the creator to be used for
upper elementary and middle school.
Hopefully this can be used for 6th and possibly even 7th
grade. The basic idea behind this
website is to use the website http://www.kidsbank.com/
to learn the basics about coins, bills, interest, and checking accounts.
Kayıs favorite webquest:
This webquest http://www.canyonisd.net/technology/webqcisd/chocbarwq/chocbarwq.htm
provides information and tasks to accompany the third grade unit on chocolate.
This webquest offers a game format to apply knowledge about candy.
http://hammer.prohosting.com/~wcboe/rubisch/CHOCO.HTM
Danaıs Favorites: Underground railroad
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/ath/library/webquests/underground/default.htm
Kay and I learned how to locate webquests on various topics, hightlight and paste into a document, then make them hyperlinks. Bravo!
Angie
and Gloria found a good
webquest on Brazil
http://teacherweb.com/NY/DodgeElementary/Grade3Webquest/index.html
The
webquest is from 2002 so the task and the procedure is relevant, but some of
the materials and site are not.
Angie
and Gloria found a webquest on Thailand
http://www.bsdvt.org/webquest/dwoessner/shadow.htm#Top
This
webquest looks good too and some of the links look good especially the first
one.
Elaine and Sandra
http://technoteacher.com/WebQuests/ADDICTION/index.htm
Since each of us is in a different field (Psychology and Music) we began working separately (but together!). Elaine went to a site about addiction, which led us to a site about Music and the Brain so, we decided to work together!
When we went to the ³tasks² on this site, we were immediately captivated by its many topics.
Sandra is teaching a new music history course and searched the music/art section to no avail. However, the social studies section produced the following webquest:
http://www.teachtheteachers.org/projects/PWalker2/index.htm
Since the course will focus not only on the music of each period but on the cultural and social context of each era, the art and architecture of each period will be something we will study. The above webquest directs students to several art galleries (the task is to create and design a gallery in a museum), there are great links to major museums.
For Elaineıs psychology class, sheıs interested in accessing psychologically sound webquests on current political and social issues. Dale Newton (Twinfield Union School)ıs website on Intolerance and Fear : Constructing New Tomorrows looks promising. There is an interesting article on media criticism as well as a link in which students can interact, via email, with experts in the field of hate, bigotry hate crime, etc.
And I found some musical relevance for Sandra! ³We Shall Overcome² is included!
http://zonorus.marlboro.edu/~dnewton/webquest/webquest.htm
A goal I have is to expand my course into a more multidisciplinary course, drawing from art, literature, history, government, to name a few relevant areas. The Lord of the Flies webquest by Masterjohn is one resource I could use. Itıs not quite as well developed as the other websites Iıve looked at, but it has some good links and quotes.
http://www.longwood.k12.ny.us/lhs/teach/webq/lmasterjohnlord/page5.html
Jaclyn and Christina
Author cards: http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/ms/author/Default.htm
We could modify this webquest to include the authors that our fifth graders study, or they could be required to read a book of their choice for their first quarter independent reading. We could create a list of books of the same genre from which the kids need to choose.
Author Quest: http://www.authorquest.ecsd.net/
We could use this webquest to find specific authors and complete the above tasks. This site appears to be more user friendly.
Journey to Japan: http://www.cusd.chico.k12.ca.us/libraries/elementary/japan/
Christina usually teaches about Japan. This could be useful.
Advertising Propaganda: http://www.thematzats.com/propaganda/
This one could need modifying a little, but it could be a great unit on advertising techniques.
My Side of the Mountain: http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/mountain/mtn-wq.htm
We read this novel in fifth grade and could work cooperatively (between literature and English classes) to enrich the curriculum.
Julie and Dorian
We found a wonderful, interesting webquest on international cuisine at http://users.starpower.net/fanningd/index.htm. It was colorful and had useful information except that some of the links were outdated. We looked at http://www.geocities.com/salemwitches_ca/ and while the graphics were wonderful, the text did not wrap so that it could be viewed onscreen.
http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/jp/ was not visually appealingno dinosaur pictures so we didnıt want to play with it.
http://www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/mbjh/somera/fairytale/ uses too much color and some of the links donıt work
Larry and Harlan
We found a site on developing programming standards intended for seniors in a computer programming class: http://www.gecdsb.on.ca/d&g/cswebquest/
The site looks well organized and has a pretty worthwhile task! We found it on Google, rather than the Webquest site, since most of the ³Technology² options on his Tops hits page werenıt really about computers.
We also found a web site intended for students studying programming. It is on the history of computers http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/mccaffrey/default.htm. This webquest did not impress us as much. We rate it as middlin.
Mariza and James
http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/J03OW/dopart/WQS.html
useful division of types of career /
useful for understanding the value of Latin for their own careers
Molly and Annie
/www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/WebQuests.htm
A resource for teaching children about feelings and respect using Eric Carle - The Grouchy Ladybug
http://station05.qc.ca/css/cybersite/webquest/workshop/jocelyn/Jocwbqts.htm
A great resource for many PreK classroom activities
Steve and Troy
We have found two good sites for webquests focused on technology.
I like the first site because it gives several tasks to do
on architecture. It displays some very good use of graphics that the kids will
like. One feature of this site is that one of the links is on how to make a
successful oral presentation.
The second site is useful because it offers several learning activities related to building basic computer skills. The skills development range from word processing to internet research/navigation.
1. http://www.gmpdc.org/webquests/chaput/MyArchitecturalDreamHouse.htm
2. http://station05.qc.ca/css/cybersite/webquest/workshop/quest/wp.htm