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For teachers who want to learn more about webquests, this is the original from Bernie Dodge at San Diego State. He and Tom March "invented" the webquest. The term has come to be used in many ways, but this is the "real" thing. With academic articles, complete training materials, exercises, information on design, suggestions for adapting existing webquests, etc., this is a complete resource. The site also contains links to online workshops for those who prefer instruction with feedback. Teachers First also has a step-by-step tutorial on making a web-based activity, Webquest 101.
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This webquest uses the metaphor of hole-digging found in the novel to provide separate activities for 5 separate groups of students. Each hole focuses on a certain aspect of the book , such as reptiles, prejudice, nature, relationships etc. Besides completing the tasks found in the "holes," students also prepare a final presentation of their choice (power point, video, research paper, or original).Note that the webquest is from a Texas school, so you may want to adjust some of the geographic suggestions they make to fit your region.
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A fairly fast moving webquest, this activity nonetheless provides opportunities to delve into the world of utopias. It also bases the evaluation of the final student project on four subject areas: social studies, language arts, art history and science. An Internet link goes to a cyberguide for the novel.
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This site walks students through World War II in terms of cause and effect. It is related to the book A Separate Peace as a group research project that students can complete while reading the book. Make the students responsible for fillinf in the background themselves instead of lecturing them about it. The webquest relates world events with the individual events in the novel.
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One of the original "inventors" of the webquest explains the potential weaknesseses of a poorly-designed webquest. It is "a series of questions that can be applied to any Web-based activity to see if in fact it is a great WebQuest." He explains the distinctions between web-based activities that truly challenge and meet the needs of all learneers and those that invite students to slip through loopholes. This one-page listing with links to examples is an outstanding, yet brief, explanation of the concept of "webquest" through example and counter-example. It is a MUST for anyone considering using or designing a webquest.
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This extensive webquest on life in Medieval times includes all facets of life and provides multiple challenges to students to research, assimilate information, write, analyze and evaluate. The final group task (after multiple individual steps) is to analyze a problem from Medieval times and provide a suggested solution. The list of resources to use is extensive, and stduetns are also directed to infrmation about evaluating web-based srouces BEFORE they start the task. Although there is no actual Teacher Page, there is a listing of resources teachers might use and an invitaiton to submit further ideas via email.
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This webquest, created by an English teacher from Massachusetts, asks students to extend Atticus Finch's idea of developing empathy by "walking around in other people's skin. The students research different characters' points of view and other background information related to the setting of the book before cooperatively writing and binding a new mini-book from these alternate points of view. The webquest includes teacher information, a rubric, and correlation to Massachusetts standards.
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Explore what made the 1920s "roar" with this interdisciplinary webquest created by an Arlington, Virginia teacher. The "task" of the webquest is a short paper AND portrayal of your chosen 20's figure at a "dinner party."
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Codes, sleuthing, and spies are always fun, especially when they're part of a math lesson. Here's a codes and patterns webquest for fourth graders that introduces transposition ciphers, cryptology, and other "secret code" tricks. It's math with a decidedly different face, and it can be great fun. Aligned to national standards.
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Designed for third graders, this webquest offers a great way for students to explore the explorer of their choice from a set of selected links. The site asks for independent research on each explorer, and it expects a portfolio of maps, descriptions, and other facts as the result. Depending on your requirements, this site could serve as a packaged explorers unit. Well worth a look. Aligned to national standards.
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