During the past week we have been reading and exploring WebQuest examples and reviewed the Arizona Academic Content Standards. Now that you have had some time to consider possible topics, share three topics or ideas you might consider using for your webquest here. List the topic, title or main idea. Then briefly describe the main problem or task students or teams will be asked to accomplish. (e.g. Stock Market-Students will create a portfolio of 10 common or preferred stocks and track the performance for 6 weeks.)
Please reply to this posting with your ideas. Don't forget to add your name so you will receive credit.
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Rebecca Riddell
Idea #1: World State of the Nation Fair. Groups of 5 children will pick a country from an assigned region of the world. They will take on the roles of Chief Economist, Foreign Minister, Environmentalist, Head of State and Peer Representative. They will then track data appropriate to their role over a 6 week period. For example, the Chief Econ. will track the currency's value next to the dollar for 6 weeks. They will also provide basic information about their area. The Economist would research GNP, major imports, exports, etc. At the end of 6 weeks, we will have a Global State of the Nation Fair where each group will give a presentation and list their major accomplishes and major challenges facing their nation. The goal is to create an understanding that all nations have certain elements in common and face the same problems, although to different degrees. AZ STandard Social Studies 6th Grade Strand 3 Concept 5,.Strand 5 Concept 4, Strand 4 Concept 5 POs 2 and 3.
Idea#2: From Socks to Shakespeare: Children will be broken up into groups and given 4 weeks to research the elements of Shakespearean theater, including costume, Shakespearean themes, set design, Shakespearean english, etc. They will then create a short play and perform it with sock puppets they have created, with scenery they have created. The goal is to familiarize the students with a major literary and theatrical figure, as well as to have them participate in the entire creative process.
AZ Standard Theater Strand 1
Idea#3: Global Warming - Fact or Folly
Students will be broken into pairs. Each pair will track the daily temperature, severe weather conditions and natural disasters of a particular region. After 4 weeks, they will take the data they have collected and compare it to two similar timeframes in history. They will compare the data and determine if and how weather and climates are changing. The goal of this project is to learn how to compile scientific data, do scientific research and compare relative data to come to a conclusion if global warming is real or just a natural cycle of the earth. AZ Standards Grade 4 Strand1 Concept 3 PO 1-5
Web Quest Ideas
Holidays & Festivals Around the World
Students will need to research 10 different holidays or festivals that are celebrated around the world. Students will need to explain in a written report why the holiday or festival is important to the culture who celebrates it. Students will also create a project, such as a collage or diorama showing something important from each holiday or festival.
Exploring our Oceans Coral Reefs
Students will need to answer the following questions:
What are coral reefs
How are coral reefs created
What is the importance of coral reefs
How are coral reefs endangered
What can we do to help conserve coral reefs
Students will also create a model of a coral reef ecosystem.
The Human Body Series (http://classroom.kidshealth.org/classroom/index.jsp?Grade=pk&Section=body)
Students will explore the following components of the human body:
Parts
• Bones, Muscles, and Joints
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Mr. Bones Puzzle
o Handout: Simon Says
• Mouth and Teeth
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Mouth Mirror
o Handout: Healthy Teeth
• Skin
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Clean Skin Is Healthy Skin
o Handout: Skin Scavenger Hunt
Systems
• Cardiovascular System
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Healthy Heart
• Digestive System
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Go Fish for Fiber
o Handout: Roll Through the Digestive System! Board Game
• Respiratory System
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Exercises for Healthy Lungs
Functions & Processes
• Hearing
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Let's Hear it for Hearing!
o Handout: Loud and Soft Sounds All Around
• Sleep
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Ready for ZZZs
• Vision
o Teacher's Guide
o Handout: Red, White, and Blue?
Lori Abbit
Idea # 1 Traveling
Students will pick a country and reseach about its cultures,language, people, and historic sites in that country. Students will need to explain in a written report why they chose that country and what makes it unique and special and why they would like to visit that country. Finally student will dress up in the traditional clothes of that country and do an oral presentation about that country and its cultures.
AZ Standard Social Studies 3rd Grade Strand 4 Concept 1-6
Idea # 2 Economics
Student will look at the current economic conditions of United States including the oil crisis, housing marketing, and the banking interset rate crisis.
Students will look at the costs and benefits of economic choices made at a societal level and how those choices affect overall economic well being.
AZ Economics 3rd Grade Strand 5 Concept 3
Idea # 3
Student will learn to use appropriate technology resources to access information and communicate electronically. Learn to use Operate keyboard and other common input and output devices and in addition use devices in response to software (e.g., point and click, arrow and enter/return keys) Use keyboard effectively (e.g., knows locations and function of keys, begins touch-typing strategies)
AZ Technology Education Standards
Foundations
1-3rd Grade Standard 1 IT-F3 PO 1
Faryal Khan
Idea #1
Social Studies
Students will pick a country and have to research and keep track of the countries economy over a four week period. Students will need to compare and contrast that countries economy versus other countries and come up with a plan on how to improve that countries economy. How is their economy doing verse that of the United States? What drives that countries economy up or down?
Idea #2
Economics
State of the Stock Market. Students will be in groups and will be given $10,000 to disperse amongst different stocks. Students will need to graphically show how their stocks do over a course of 4 weeks. Students will be given the chance to trade/sell/buy stocks. The team that has the highest value of money in the stock market by the end of the four week period, wins! Daily selling/trading/buying can only be conducted during an hour period each day. Students have to plan ahead when buying and selling, for they can only buy a stock a day after freeing up the money from the stocks they sold.
Idea #3
Social Studies
Students will be divided into groups that represent a different country during World War II. Each group will need to do research on their countries economic status during World War II. Over a 4 week period, each group will need to keep track of their countries economic status throughout the War. Students will make a timeline showing high and low points in their countries economic status. They will need to detail the causes of the countries rise or fall in their economies. Examples: War supply boom/Food scarcity/Loss of land and resources/gain of land/resources.
---Shane Osterhout
#1: Probabilities: Students will compute the actual probabilities of favorable outcomes of gambling games (craps, roulette, and the lottery) and compare them to actual payouts.
Three groups will be created. Each group will learn how each one is played (grade-level appropriateness) and will compute the probabilities of favorable outcomes. Each group will “sponsor” a game and the other two groups will play using tokens (the lottery will be simplified), keeping track of the results. After all games are played, all results will be tallied and the class will discuss the wisdom of gambling.
Grade 7, Strand 2, Concept 2, PO 2 (Compare probabilities to determine the fairness of a contextual situation), PO 5 Compare the outcome of an experiment to predictions made prior to performing the experiment).
#2: Nutrition and Diet: Students will research the nutritional contents of their favorite processed foods and collaborate to create healthy meals/diet by computing daily nutritional requirements without exceeding recommended daily allowances of fats, sugars, and salt.
Grade 7, Strand 1, Concept 8, PO 1 (Classify nutrients and their uses in the body).
Grade 7, Strand 2, Concept 2, PO 3 (Apply the following scientific processes to other problem solving or decision making situations:
• observing
• questioning
• communicating
• comparing
• measuring
• classifying • predicting
• organizing data
• inferring
• generating hypotheses
• identifying variables).
#3 Writing Directions: Students will be training manual writers for a company that needs to make a new manual to solve equations using variables. Each group will be responsible for composing a step-by-step process to solve a generic equation using the fewest words possible while being absolutely clear (standard English must be used). The students will publish their work.
Grade 7, Strand 1, Concept 3, PO 1-8.
Grade 7, Strand 1, Concept 5, PO 1-3.
Grade 7, Strand 1, Concept 8, PO 1 (Write a formal communication in an appropriate format for a specific audience and purpose), PO 2 (Organize ideas in a meaningful sequence using transitional words or phrases), PO 3 (Write ideas that are clear and directly related to the topic).
Since my goal will be to work in a kindergarten classroom someday, I felt that I should address this grade for my ideas.
Idea 1: Seasons and clothing. Students will be able to describe that four seasons. Be able to differentiate between seasons. Winter as opposed to summer, and so on. Discuss weather changes and even show how some countries have a more consistent type of weather. This will go into further science discussions.
Idea 2: Discovering foods and their effects on the human body. The student will be able to identify the basic food groups to determine what foods are healthier for them. Also where food comes from, how it’s packaged and how it makes it s way to the store.
Idea 3: Farms. Students will be able to visit a farm and learn about various farm animals. They will learn about the contributions that the animals provide to them. This could also be a good lesson to perform before going into idea 2. To show student how they are related.
Monica Hernandez
3 tocpics for 3rade class:
1. Plants. Students would research the functions of plant parts and describe how they work together.
2. Ecosystems. Students would choose an ecostystem and research the different plants and animals in that ecosystem. They would also classify each of the plants and animals.
3. Celebrating the USA. Students would research either symbols, songs, traditions, or holidays related to the USA and present what they found.
Mark Culbertson
I am leaning towards the USA project.
Dawn Johnson
Two of my ideas come from a fifth grade lit study, The Sign of the Beaver, which I have used in my class for the past two years. The third idea is based off of the lit study Where the Red Fern Grows.
#1 Plan a celebration
Focus: Writing, Math and Technology
In the book, the main character is honored at a special celebration for killing a bear. In this webquest, students would be asked to plan the best party they could imagine for the people in their class. Tasks would include writing a story to explain the reason for the celebration, plan a budget according to specific categories for the party (ie. food, decorations, invitations), create a menu and convert recipes so there will be enough for everyone, and create invitations and decorations using technology.
#2 Design the "perfect" community
Focus: Math and Social Studies
In the book, the main character and his family are the first settlers in the part of Maine Territory. This family has the unique opportunity to develop a brand new community! Students will be given that same opportunity to make decisions about the type of community, the name of the community, what types of businesses there will be, what laws will be established, where parks and recreation spots will be placed, what jobs will be available, what transportation options will people have, and how will community services (fire, police, postal, etc) be provided. Then they will have to create a scale diagram or model of their ideal and community and write a proposal describing the reasons behind their decisions. Finally, they will present their diagram and proposal to the class.
#3 Planning a trip
Focus: Math and Social Studies
In the story, a young boy plans a trip to walk by himself to town to pick up his two puppies. It is a two day journey and he has to be well prepared. Students will be asked to plan a trip to somehwere they really want to go. Their tasks will include using map skills to figure out how many miles they will travel and three different routes they could take to get there, three different forms of transportation they could use to get there and graph the cost of each option, what they will bring with to make sure their trip is successful, and a planned budget of how much money they will need.
Alice Galvach for 2nd grade
Topic 1: Butterflies
Students will be in small groups and assigned a region of the United States. Students will research how many types of butterfly exist in their region, be able to identify each type using pictures found on the internet and compare and contrast them. They will also explore their habitats.
During the unit, the classroom will have their own butterfly eggs and observe them as the eggs go through the different cycles finally changing into a butterfly.
Topic 2: Environment
The class will explore different ways to recycle and save energy to help our environment in our community. Students will begin by searching the internet for ways to recycle and save energy at home. Then they will answer the question, “Can these methods be used in our classroom, school, and community?” The students can be grouped to explore additional ways to recycle and save energy and present them to the class.
Topic 3: Human Body
Students will be assigned into groups and will investigate the systems of the body. By using the internet, they will research each system, identify its parts and be able to communicate its function. Each group will give a presentation showing an illustration with labeled parts and telling the main functions of their system.
The students will also investigate how exercise affects the body. Each group will research activities that are good exercise and activities which are not. They will find out what types of food are healthy and which are not and why. They will compare “healthy” foods and “fast foods”.
Alice Galvach
Paul Keith 3 Webquest topics
Idea #1 Fly fishing
Students will research and learn the history of fly fishing, where it originated and how it has evolved. Students will also study Entomology, the study of insects, learning about the different life cycle stages. They will also research and identify types of fish and their feeding habits.
Idea #2 Wildlife Management
This project will be focused on the North American Elk population, primarily the Rocky Mountain Elk. Students will research the different types of North American Elk. The will study about what led to the extinction of one type of N.A. elk and why they became extinct. They will research the history and population sizes and whether the population has increased or decreased as a result of wildlife management. Research will also be completed about the different acts developed by the government to protect wildlife.
Idea #3 Nuclear energy
The students will research the history of nuclear energy. Develop a list of pros and cons for the use of nuclear energy. The students will research the problems pertaining to storage and disposal of the hazardous waste byproducts.
Elizabeth Tompkins
Idea #1--- "Extra! Extra! Read all about It!"
Students in 11th grade Social Studies will work as a team to produce the front page section of a daily newspaper. The class will decide the name of the daily newspaper and generate content for the edition. We will conduct classroom discussions about biased and unbiased reporting by reviewing examples of different approaches to journalism.
Role 1: Photo/News Editors- This team will work together to determine what stories will be produced and run on the front page. They will edit photos and stories that come back from the reporters and photographers.
Role 2: Reporters/photographers- These journalists actually get the story and take the photos. They work for their editors, but they can generate their own projects to compete for the front page news.
Role 3: Advertising- The advertising team goes to local business and sell space in the paper. Without this team, the paper will not get published.
Role 4: Circulation - This team gets the newspaper into the hands of the community (school, in this case).
The goal is to give students an understanding of news in the community, the information gathering process and judgement of relevance. Standard- Visual Arts, Concept #2-5; Strand, Create, Relate, Evaluate, Social Studies Strand 3 Civics/Gov’t– Concept 2
Idea #2-- Super Tuesday
Turn classroom into Caucus site like Super Tuesday. Students research certain candidates, some are just voters. The media will play a role in how the caucus is covered and influences voter turnout. Students will learn the history of a political caucus and how it differs from a primary.
Standard- Social Studies Strand 3 Civics/Gov’t– Concept 3 & 4
Idea #3-- Answer the question: Should burning the flag be legal under the 1st Amendment?
Students will research the 1st Amendment implications of free speech as it pertains to burning the American flag. They will learn the judicial and legislative history of amendments proposed to ban this form of speech/desecration. Four teams will explore the following groups:
Role 1: The American Civil Liberties Union
Role 2: Veterans United for America
Role 3: The general public
Role 4: The Supreme Court
Standard- Social Studies Strand 3 Civics/Gov’t– Concept 2
Shasta Schrempp
Idea I: New Deal on Trial
This would be designed to fit into the 11th grade History classroom. We all know that Roosevelt’s New Deal helped yank the United States out of the Great Depression, but did all of his programs stand the test of time. I would give each student an individual role from the time of the Great Depression, such as a farmer from Kansas, a stock market trader from New York, a business man from California, a mother from Michigan, FDR himself, attorneys, a judge, etc. The class would actually put FDR and his New Deal on trial. Each role would need to research the programs and how the helped individuals and the United States at the time and if they still are still in effect today.
Idea 2: Effects of World War II on Teenager’s Lives
I would divide the class into five groups and assign them a different country and person during World War II, such as an American girl, a Jewish boy living in Austria, a German boy living in Germany, a Japanese girl living in the United States, etc. I would give them the opportunity to research different literature about what it was like to live in this role during this time, as well as research the countries history. They would write their own “history” of being that teenager during World War II.
Idea 3: Pen Pals of the 20th Century
This is a project that would combine middle school English with Social Studies. I would break the class up into pairs and assign them an era, starting with the 1900’s going all the way up into the current year. Each group would need to research that era’s political, economical, and social history. They would then create a letter to their pen pals (either in the past or in the future) of what it is like to be a teenager growing up in that era in the United States. I may make it even more specific by assigning different geographical locations.
Lisa Giannone- I am a kindergarten teacher, so I wanted to pick a topic that meets the standards for Kindergarten Science or Social Studies.
Idea 1: Plant Life in Arizona
Students investigate the different forms of plant life in Arizona. He or she will be able to identify different plants in Arizona and describe their characteristics. I am thinking I might also try to include the life cycle of a plant, although I am not sure if it would be too much information for one project.
Idea 2: Nutrition
Students will learn about the food pyramid and how to apply their knowledge of the food pyramid to making healthy food choices in their daily lives. This topic would also cover where our food comes from and how it gets to us.
Idea 3: Occupations
Students would learn about and identify occupations. Some would include police officers, fire fighters, nurses, and teachers. Students would also learn to identify how occupations have changed over time.
Linda Schroeder-Kaufman Second Grade
Idea #1: World Travel
The children will learn that you need a passport to travel outside of the United States. They will learn about the money that is used in a specific country and the holidays and traditions that are similar to the United States and also different. It will give them some ideas about different cultures.
Idea #2: Ocean Life
The children will learn that there are many different fish in the ocean. They will learn about predators and prey. They will also learn about how pollution is killing the ocean life.
Idea #3: Zoos Around the World
The children will learn about zoos in different countries and how they differ from those in the United States. They will also learn about which animals are becoming extinct and also about the diets of the animals.
For my webquest I'm going to be focusing on the topic Ancient Greece. Since I'm currently, teaching summer school right now and our big focus is Greece; I thought it would be beneficial for me and the students. If I wasn't teaching summer school I was thinking about creating a webquest on either Anne Frank or a Palm Oil Plant.
Emily Brown
#1: Is social mobility really possible? (as displayed in the Great Gatsby)
Viewpoints:
a. Traditionalists (East Egg/Tom)
b. Nouveau Riche (West Egg/Gatsby)
c. Government
#2: Is Harry Potter that objectionable? Why?
a. School Board
b. Teachers
c. Students
d. Parents
e. Religious Activists
#3: Is Communism a slippery slope?
a. Communist Nations
b. Surrounding Nations
c. US Government (During McCarthyism)
d. US Citizens (During McCarthyism)
1. Bats: Menace or Friend? Students will research if bats are helpful or harmful. Roles will be a member of a conservation group, a doctor studying epidemics, a farmer from the southwest, and a fruit grower in Africa.
2. Will there be a cure for AIDS? Students will research if AIDS is a cureable disease and what cures there may be. Roles will be a virologist, a family practice doctor, and a representative of a pharmacy company.
3. Is the AIMS science test necessary? Students will research the impact and importance of the AIMS science test. Roles will be a high school science teacher, a parent of a high school student, and a member of the AZ Department of Education.
1. Damien Hirst - Is this art?
Students will research the contemporary artist Damien Hirst and then discuss whether or not his work should be considered art.
Roles will be - the artist, the critic, and the viewer.
2. Is the NBA fixed?
Students will find examples of questionable games that might confirm the suspicion that the NBA is fixed.
Roles will be - the player, the referee, and the spectator.
Idea #1 For a 3rd grade class to organize 4 or more groups of students to work as teams. They will explore Nutrition and how to come up with a week of Nutritious Meals including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Idea #2 For a 2nd grade class to learn about the Solar System. Each person will pick a planet and do his/her own research and present thier diplay board at the Science Fair. During the Unit the Planets will be introduced and so will other Solar System concepts.
Idea #3 For 2nd grade students to learn about communities. They can create a minature version of thier hometown. Each student can bring in a building that has been assigned to add the the community. During this Unit the students will learn the relationship that the different building have to each other and how we all help eachother in a community with the different services.
LaRae Watson
Idea #1 Global Warming - Students will answer the question "Does Global Warming Exist?" There will be three groups. 1st group - "Yes" & it's caused by man, specifically greenhouses gases. Group #2 takes the stand that Yes, but its a natural phenomonen, Group #3 takes stand - No, Global warming does not exist.
Idea #2 Explore various artists that use geometric designs in their artwork. Identify the designs and have students come up with their own art masterpiece that incorporates geometry.
Idean #3 Take a trip to the moon. Investigate how much fuel would be needed, supplies that you would need to take; and explore the living conditions and what you would need to do to survive
My three ideas for a WebQuest are:
1. The Human Body--students would be divided into different teams to research different parts of the body: One for the muscular system, one for the nervous system, one for the skeletal system and one for organ functions. They would present thier parts at the end telling what they learned and end the unit by putting together a body with all the parts made of paper.
2. The Solar System--This idea would have the students divide into roles of gaseous planets, solid planets, meteor belt and the sun. They would research about their fields and present to the class. At the end we would have a joint class project of creating a hanging solar system.
3. Family Heritage--I would begin by talking about countries and cultures that are part of family histories. We would map places that each of their families came from. Then, they would be divided into teams by continents that they had in common or an interest in. They would do research on each country that the class had ties to. Several set questions would need to be answered along with what ever the students found interesting. The set questions would focus on government styles and the differences between the government style of their ancestor's country and our own.
Lisa Anne Gallico three webquest ideas:
1. Students will compare the United States today with the United States during the time of the four presidents from Mount Rushmore.
The students will assume the roles of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theordore Rooservelt, and Abraham Lincoln.
The students will research and discuss the following: economy, military, civil rights, foreign relations, ecology, culture, and education.
2. Students will trace their family tree to the following European countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and England/Scotland.
Students will in groups or roles of the specific European countries. Students will explore the following: national dress, festivals, native food, popular cities, tourist attractions, symbols, sports, music, religious practices, brief history, and European capitals.
3. Students will assume the role of a zoo animal. Students will become the zoo animal for a day.
Students will be placed into the role of alligator, gorilla, leopard, and giraffe. Students will explore and research the following: habitats, ecosystems, veterinary and animal care, animal categories, conservation, location in world, and facilities.
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