
WebQuests
WebQuests are
among the most fascinating applications on the Internet for K-12 educators.
Student centered and inquiry based, a WebQuest challenges students to explore
the web for information and it is an excellent way to integrate the Internet into
the classroom. Traditionally WebQuests have an introduction, a process, a task,
a list of resources, a conclusion, and an evaluation. Bernie Dodge and Tom
developed the WebQuest model in early 1995 at
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The Architect's
Chair - (6-8) With a partner, students will use the internet to;
"sit in the architect's chair," as they design a home beginning to
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The Art of Culture -
(9-10) This WebQuest explores four cultures and examples of their art. You
are a museum curator who has the responsibility of creating an exciting
display that will exemplify the meaning of the culture you have studied for
weeks. |
ArtQuest
- (9-12) This Web Quest has students writing about art form may different
angles. |
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Bringing Lyrics to Life
- (9-12) This WebQuest guides students how to create a multimedia book
by integrating HyperStudio. |
Comic Strip Quest
- (4-8) Students learn how to create a comic strip. |
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Impressionism-
(9-12) This
WebQuest is for students who are interested in the Impressionist Movement. |
Investigating
Prehistoric and Modern Art WebQuest - (6-8) You are a group of cave
dwellers from prehistoric time, who have been propelled by a time machine
into the future. Your mission is to retrieve stolen artwork from the
Paleolithic (Prehistoric) Period. |
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The Search for
Absurdity! - (9-12) Discover the historical and cultural origins of
Absurdity as a philosophical and creative force. |
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Careers Past and
Present - (7-9) Students will explore the history of careers and in the
future, these "surfing" skills will help them find career
information to determine openings and apply on-line for the position they
want. |
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Put Your
School On the Web - (9-12) In this quest students will take the roles of
student, teacher, parent, principal and district administrator and work to
bring their varying points of view together enough to create policies to
govern a school web site and a mock-up of the actual site. |
The Goal
Reaching Process - (9-12) Students will career options, formulate a
concrete and measurable goal. Students will design a plan for attaining their
goal. |
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Wondering
the World - (4-8) This WebQuest was created to be used in an ESL
class. The destinations can be changed to reflect the native countries
of the students. Students will learn about each other’s
countries as well as using integrated English skills. |
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A Separate Peace
- (9-12) Your job will be to create a time capsule for Gene that will
help him remember the summer that changed his life.
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Adam of the
Road - (6-8) (6.5,7.5,8.5) This WebQuest will take you back in time to learn
what your life is like as a young person growing up in |
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Bringing Lyrics to Life
- (9-12) In this WebQuest you will find out more about the music you love,
read the words to your favorite songs, and create new ways of presenting the
songs so they make personal sense to you! |
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Advertising
WebQuest - (4-8) (4.7,5.7,6.7,7.8,7.9,8.5,8.6) Working with your company group, you will be
responsible for searching through all of the included web site resources for
ideas, criteria, information, and reasons for specific ways of advertising on
the Internet. |
America
Dreams Through the Decades - (6-12) (6.1,6.4,7.10,C/T8.1, 9.2,10.1,10.10,11.3,12.8) This
WebQuest challenges you to investigate the American Dream...look through the
eyes of those who lived before us. |
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Appreciating the Globe
Theatre (9-12) |
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Amistad Revolt - (9-12) You will be called upon to analyze
the plot of the film, to participate in an online debate and to gather enough
pertinent information from the Internet to construct a timeline of
significant events in this case. |
An Unsolved Mystery
- (11-12) Students will write a historical mystery |
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A Separate Peace
(7-12) Fifteen years after leaving |
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The
Awakening (7-12) Kate Chopin's novel The Awakening is a provocative account of one woman's quest
for freedom in her restrictive environment. |
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Bay Quest – (9-12) This WebQuest examines the causes of
nutrient pollution in the |
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Bringing
Lyrics to Life – (9-12) This WebQuest helps students to create a multimedia
book by integrating HyperStudio. |
Banned
Books Quest - (9-12) (9.2,10.1,10.10,11.1,12.1)
The High School Student Council must decide what its stand will be on the school
board's decision to remove several books from the school libraries. |
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By the Way of the
Moon - (6-8) (6.1,6.5,6.7,7.8,8.5,C/T8.1,C/T8.2) Students
will analyze the space program in the 1960's in regard to its social,
political, and economic effects. |
Celtic Mythology -
(5-8) (5.7,6.8,7.8,8.5) The
year is 57 A.D. and your Celtic tribe has been pushed into |
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Cavern World – (9-12) Students will design a cavern world
by completing the sections and answering the following questions. Make the cavern world believable and answer
the questions in each section. |
Censorship
and Fahrenheit 451 – (9-12) You have been appointed to the Government's
Freedom of Speech Commission. The Commission is studying issues related to
Censorship and has asked you to investigate some of the history of censorship
and to use the information to help the Commission make judgments about
contemporary censorship issues. |
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Celebrate!! An
exploration of New Year's celebrations throughout the world - (1,2 &7) (1.11,12,2.11,C/T5.3)
This lesson is an exploration of New Year's traditions and customs around the
world through use of the internet. Older students help the younger students. |
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Creating an Anthology of Literature
- (9-12) (9.1,9.3,9.6,10.3,10.8,10.9,11.7,12.6)
This WebQuest asks students to think about what they read, what they like
about what they read, and how they would put together their own anthology of literature. |
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Crucible: Timeless Persecutions - (10-12) (10.6,11.7,12.6) The Crucible exemplifies
persecutions/discriminations during the Salem Witch Trials. Has the
witch-hunt ended? Is history doomed to repeat itself again and again? Seek
and you will discover! |
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CyberScience Mag - (8-12)(8.5,9.6,10.7,12.7) Ms. Billswoggle,
the creator of Biomag, an international magazine,
wants to expand her reading audience by a creating science magazine that
appeals to young adults. She is considering your team to launch this new
magazine. |
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Decisions
– (7-12) In this WebQuest, you will learn about great American decisions and
find out if you have what it takes to make decisions that could affect
millions. |
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Deaf
Biography WebQuest - (4-8) (4.4,5.5,5.7,6.4,6.7,7.5,7.8,8.3,8.4,8.5) In honor of Deaf Awareness Week, this quest
would like you to get to know some Deaf people and share your knowledge with
others in class. |
Desert
Quest (4-6) The school that you attend wants to build a mini-desert
botanical garden filled with plants, animals, reptiles, birds and
rocks/minerals that can be found in |
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Diary of
Anne Frank: (8-10)(8.4,8.5,9.3,9.6,10.3,10.7,10.9) Multiple
activities, which emphasize analytical thinking and student creativity, guide
students through an emotional yet engaging topic. |
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Discover
The Renaissance - (9-12) (9.3,9.4,9.6,10.3,10.7) Your Mission is to leap
into the life of a character listed. Find out as much as possible about your
character including social status, daily life, talents and occupation. |
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Extreme Sports WebQuest
- (9-12) Your team will travel across the
country covering various extreme sports festivals and events. This will
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Ellis Island -
(4) (4.4,4.7,4.9) The Katonah-Lewisboro
Immigration Museum is compiling information about all recent immigrants
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Fairy
Tale Quest - (4-8) 4.4,5.5,5.7,C/T5.4,6.4,7.5,7.9,C/T8.1,8.2) Pretend
you are the editor of Happily Ever After Travel and Fairy Tale News, and you
have been chosen to visit different countries on the World Wide Web.
You will be told exactly which countries you will visit and what you will do
at each location. |
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Fan Letter -
(6-8) (7.9) Students
will select their favorite player from one of the NFL or NBA teams from the
list, compose, and write a letter to be mailed to this player. |
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Frankenstein AP Summer Project – (12) The project involves the following: using
the Internet, reading a novel, reading and evaluating essays about the novel,
reading reviews of the novel, writing a movie review, presenting your
findings on character personalities creatively and of course writing two
papers. |
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Freedom
Of The Press Vs. Prior Review - (9-12) (9.3,9.4,9.5,9.6,10.6,10.7,11.6,11.7,12.6) Romeo (a
senior) and Juliet (a freshman) are students in your HS who committed suicide
after their families tried to keep them apart due to their age
differences. Your student newspaper wants to devote most of the next
issue on this news story. |
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Heroes Among Us: World War II Interview Project (9-12)
Research, create, and interview using the World War II setting |
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Heroes
WebQuest - (9-12) You are now a member of HEROES, Helping Earthlings
Retain Order for an Equal Society. Your team must define the Qualities that
make a hero and find real Earthlings who show these heroic qualities. |
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(9-12) A WebQuest for 11th Grade American
Literature critiquing the works of Jack London. |
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John
Merrick: An Extraordinary Life – (9-12) A lesson built around the life of
John Merrick "The Elephant Man." Students research |
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Scavenger Hunt - (6-8) (6.4,7.5) Do you
know the true story of the Laura Ingalls Wilder and
her family? This WebQuest will provide you with the opportunity to learn more
about the author's fascinating experiences. |
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Let's
Squash Tobacco Use! – (9-12) This quest creates an anti-smoking campaign
for teens. |
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Letters to
....Nora and Torvald - (11-12) (11.8) It allows the students to
demonstrate a deeper understanding of the characters in the play, and the
main themes of the play, by asking them to put themselves in the place of the
characters two times, and to make predictions about that characters future
actions based on their past behavior. |
The Light in the Forest
- (7-8) 7.4,7.6,8.2,8.4)
Students will learn how difficult it is to lose a culture, and be
expected to assimilate yourself into another. They will learn about the Lenni Lenape way of life during
the time period Conrad Richter placed the characters in "The Light in
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Notable
Author WebQuest - (4-5) (4.1,4.2,4.4,5.3,5.5) A student researches a
favorite author, explores links, reads a novel and reports back to class. |
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Public Libraries
and the Internet - (9-12) (9.2,9.6,10.1,10.9,11.1,11.7,12.1) To Filter or
Not to Filter A Web Quest - Students will participate in making decisions
about the Internet policy for their local public library. |
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Quest
for Poetry - (1-8) Several teams have been hired to do research and
create sample books. Your goal is to produce and present a sample
poetry book that will convince the company board members that this is a
profitable and worthy endeavor. |
A Raisin
in the Sun - (8-12) (8.2,8.3,8.5,9.3,10.3,10.7,11.3,11.7) After
completing these exercises, students should have a better understanding of
the setting and the relationships of the characters from A Raisin in the Sun.
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Retelling the Classic Tales- (9-12) Drama students are
responsible for all aspects of a performance of a play based on a fairy tale. |
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Student
Press Law and Ethics WebQuest - (10-12) (10.1,10.7,11.1,11.4,11.7) This WebQuest will give
students practice tackling tricky ethical dilemmas, as well as make them more
familiar with the laws governing the student press. |
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To Kill a
Mockingbird - (8-10) (8.4,8.5,9.3,10.3) This WebQuest will take you
back in time to learn what your life is like as a young person growing up in
the 30s. Using what they learn, students will write a series of pen pal
letters to someone living today. To
Kill a Mockingbird: Extra! – (9-12) Students produce a newspaper article
on life in the South in the 1930s. |
A Trip
to Misty's Home - Chincoteague, VA -
(3-5) (3.4,3.6,3.8,4.4,5.5,5.8,C/T5.3,
4) Now that you have enjoyed the book, Misty of Chincoteague by
Marguerite Henry, students will learn more about a Chincoteague pony, Nick,
from the World Wide Web. True love or Not
true love? – (9-12) In this quest, students consider the romantic actions
of Romeo and Juliet, and weigh their choices against the consequences that
resulted. Decipher the difference between love and lust. |
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Tuck
Everlasting WebQuest - (5-8) (5.4,5.5,5.8,6.4,7.5,7.6,8.4,C/T8.1,2,4) Students
working in groups will decide where is the setting of this book. To be
convincing, you must compare and contrast your setting to details in the
book. |
Understanding
Fallacies - (9-12) (9.4,11.4,12.4) This
WebQuest is an exploration into the uses and misuses of reasoning fallacies,
or more descriptively conceptualized as errors in judgment.
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What Me
Shakespeare? Or Wherefore Art Thou So Boring? - (9-12) (9.3,9.4,10.3,11.6,12.3) This
web quest is dedicated to the mission of helping you enjoy the
"Bard". You and three friends will form a group that will
investigate just why Shakespeare is still around and actually enjoyed after
all these four hundred or so years. |
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Women in
Science - (6-8) (6.4,6.7,7.5,7.6,7.9,8.4,C/T8.1,2,4) To honor
women scientists, the school newsletter, School Talk, is publishing a special
edition showcasing the contributions of women scientists. You have been assigned
the task of producing an article on a female scientist. |
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World War II and the Four Freedoms –(9-12) After
researching and analyzing the causes of WW II and |
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WWW Handbook for
Journalists - (8-10) (8.4, C/T8.1,2,4,9.4) You are the vanguard force of journalists
at this school to explore the World Wide Web. Your job is to go out on the
web and explore several sites that should be helpful to journalists. |
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CIRQUE: A Global Simulation- (6-8) Students take on the identity of a circus
performer as they visit ten French cities with their troupe of acrobats and
animals. As members of the fictitious "Cirque Polar", they make
decisions about the acts, itinerary and format of the circus. |
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San
Diego-Biarritz Comparison - (9-12) An interdisciplinary quest student
will create a web page, which compares the coastal areas of |
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Adopt an
Organ WebQuest - (6-8) Today we have two organs up for adoption, the
heart and the brain. We have included a brief description, guidelines and
research sites to help you to decide which organ to adopt. |
Body
Tune Up! - (4) This healthy lifestyle WebQuest will culminate in
the production of the creation and performance of a radio program using a
specific website to guide its creation. |
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I Am Joe's... – (9-12) Students learn about structure,
function and medical importance of a part of the body and write a report
similar to the "I Am Joe's" and "I Am Jane's" series of
articles published in Reader's Digest in the 1970's. |
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Nutrition
Mission - (6-9) A WebQuest For Healthy Eating Habits. You're
mission should you except it, your mission is to educate Eugene and Bertha
about the following: Food Pyramid, Daily Allowances, Reading A Food Label,
Fast Food or Fat Food, Obesity |
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Quantum
Fitness - (6-8) You are now all Quantum Fitness Trainers on Planet
Fitness. Your goal is to make up a galactical
fitness plan for your classmates to perform. |
Something
To Crow About! - (5-8) Working in your lab groups, conduct a search on
the web to discover facts about eggs. |
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Wellness
WebQuest - (6-8) Your goal in this project is to become familiarized with
the latest terminology of physical fitness, improve yourself with healthier
eating habits, learn about preventive medicine, as well as how to take care
of injuries, educate yourself on healthful lifestyles, and of course, sports,
sports, sports. |
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American
Dreams through the Decades - (4-12) This quest challenges students to
investigate the American Dream...look through the eyes of those who lived
before us. |
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The
Bermuda Triangle - (6-8) Upon completion of this quest, your class should
have developed their own ideas about the Bermuda Triangle and will have the
opportunity to debate the truth about these mysterious waters. |
Celtic Mythology -
(5-8) The year is 57 A.D. and your Celtic tribe has been pushed into |
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Climb
It!!!! - (5-8) You have been assigned as a guide for a |
Discover
The Renaissance - (9-12) Your |
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Endangered
Species WebQuest - (1-4) Students will act as researching naturalists for
an endangered species committee. Their job will be to find specific
information concerning five endangered animals. |
The Extremely
Abbreviated Voyage of the S.S. Adventure - (6-8) You and your classmates
will be challenged to work together to survive in inhospitable climates. You
will research and explore the natural resources available to you in your
struggle for survival, and create the necessary items for your continued
existence. |
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Find The
House Of Your Dreams - (6-8) After studying the given building site, your
job, is to evaluate several floor plans, select the most appropriate to fit a
given building site, work within a specified budget, and specify the type of
doors, windows, floor covering, cabinets, roof covering, insulation, heating
system, plumbing fixtures, and exterior finish that will be used in your
house plan. |
The Fire Burns On
- (6-8) Your task is to take on the role of a member of a song writing team.
You are competing for the job of writing a remake of Billy Joel's hit,
"We Didn't Start the Fire". |
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Fly Right -
(6-8) Congratulations! The XYZ travel agency in |
The Gang of Fifteen: (4-10)
Students identify the country, identify the currency unit, calculate exchange
rates, and determine the amount of money spent by the gang. |
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Global Warming -
(9-12) This quest challenges students to take on the roles of individuals
attending a U.N. conference on climate control. |
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Polar Ice
Camps - (9-11) A successful completion of this quest will enable the
student to better understand the importance of the polar ice caps and their
effects on the global environment. |
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Savannah
Safari - (2-6) Take a trip to an African Savannah as a newspaper reporter. |
The Sixties A Magic
WebQuest Ride - (6-8) Through this WebQuest, the student will be able to
get a sense of the 1960s. The students will meet people, experience war,
witness stunning scientific advances and absorb new ways of communication. |
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World
Hunger - (9-12) This web quest is designed as an interdisciplinary
instructional unit for high school history, home economics and English or
journalism students. Biological sciences may also be included for a more
in-depth study of the metabolic processes occurring within the human body
during starvation and deprivation. |
Year-Round School
- (6-8) Students assume different roles to determine if their school should
switch to year-round. 1984
(9-12) This story takes place in
what George Orwell feels is 1984. The country is ruled by The Party, which is
headed by Big Brother. Big Brother is all seeing, and all knowing. |
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Architecture:
Scraping the Sky (6-8) Skyscrapers were first built in |
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Are
We Covered? An Insurance Issue Web Quest (9-12) Since insurance impacts
all of us and will be a serious concern of yours in your near future, it is
important that you learn to examine different aspects of the insurance
business.
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Decorating Your House!
- (6-8) You are in charge of decorating a house. You will be required
to research how much it will cost to put down carpet and linoleum, paint and
wallpaper the walls, and furnish it with the simplest and most basic
furniture you would need for a house. |
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Evaluating
Math Games - Shall we play a game? - (7-12) A math game, that is. We are
going to explore the vast world of games (educational) on the net. In fact,
there is so much fun out there that we need to be a little selective. |
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Go
Spurs Go! (9-12) Your group entered a contest to be the coach for the
SPURS for the next season. Your group won the contest!! Your group must now
decide which players to keep and which ones to trade. |
Hockey
Salary Creator Who deserves to be
paid millions of dollars? Do you? |
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Investing
for the Future Are you interested in having enough money in the future
to buy what you want to buy? Would you like to live with financial freedom? |
Learning
About the Stock Market If you want to learn about the
stock market this is a good place to start. This will help the beginner to
become familiar with how the stock market works and how to interpret the
"market jargon". |
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Major Leagues
- (9-12) This project on baseball will involve using mathematical concepts to
evaluate the baseball players on Major League teams. This project will
provide students an opportunity to utilize probability (expectation values)
in a real world situation. |
Math Analysis Airplanes – (9-12) Students will research
designs for paper airplanes. Students make planes that will be used in
several different class competitions and the results of the competition will
be used to compute statistics. Math Models & Economics – (9-12) This WebQuest
was designed to fulfill most of one semester requirement for Math Models
and Economics courses for high schools. It includes: Buying/Leasing a
vehicle; Buying/Renting a house; Budget and Career; and Investment. |
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Math
Olympics - (7-9) After members gather information and statistics, your
team will prepare a multimedia presentation on the history, statistics, and
the future of your specific sport for the Olympic Committee. |
Mathart:
Connecting Math and Art (9-12) Connecting Geometry and Art |
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MoneyCents! (6-8) One very fortunate elementary class
has been asked to represent the school at the "Small Fries"
Convention in |
Money,
Money, Money (6-8) he money in my pocket just doubled. Would you like to double
yours? |
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Mutual
Funds (6-8) You will purchase $10,000 dollars worth of
mutual funds. Using the Internet and selected sources you will purchase funds
from at least three different fund families. |
Mutual
Funds Making you Millions (6-8) Many individuals are investing in the stock
market. The numbers of volumes of stocks bought are increasing month by
month. |
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Nobel
Mathematicians (6-8) please do some
research and decide who your choice is for "the greatest
mathematician" will be and make your nomination.
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Roller Coaster Madness
Your team is responsible for naming and designing the roller coaster. It is important to remember that
this roller coaster is to be the fastest and most exciting roller coaster
ever built. |
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Shop
'Til You Drop (6-8) You are the WINNER of the
Cyberspace Mall's anniversary celebration. Your prize is a shopping trip of
$500, including tax and shipping & handling. The only catch is that you
will lose the entire prize if your total bill is under $450 or over $500. |
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Stock
Market WebQuest - (4-8) You have just inherited $50,000 dollars from your
Uncle Bob's will. Since he had no children, he decided he would let you have
his inheritance. However, as you know he was a stock investor and wanted you
to follow in his footsteps. |
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Wall
Street "Warriors" Investment Club This project is intended to help students research, evaluate, and
analyze financial information. |
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Your First Paycheck
(9-12) - Students will learn if it would be wiser buying a pair of Nike's or Reebok’s today, or should they invest that money by
buying some of their stock? |
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Ethics
and the Internet- (9-12) In this activity, students will learn about the
accepted rules for using "the net", about copyright laws, and about
some of the agencies that are trying to regulate activities on this huge
network. |
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"Fact"
versus "Fiction" - (6-9) Within this
WebQuest different sites were examined and questions were answered to
determine whether the information given fell under 'Fact' of 'Fiction.' |
Introduction
to the Internet - (5-8) Students will learn how to use different search engines
and find a variety of sites on the internet. |
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Learning
How To Create A Contemporary/ Fine Art Portfolio Using the Internet - The
purpose of this lesson is to show teachers how to create a computer layout
using PageMill and the internet as a tool of
instruction for students |
What
Makes a Good Website?- (5-6) This unit was developed to teach fifth
and sixth grade students how to look critically at websites and evaluate them
according to certain criteria. This exercise was designed to be used
after an introduction to websites. |
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Archaeology
WebQuest - (4-6) You are an archaeologist from |
Asteroid mining - an action-comedy puppet show – (9-12)
Students will research potential asteroid mining techniques and develop an
educational action-comedy puppet show about these techniques. Bay Quest – (9-12) Students will examine the causes of
nutrient pollution in the |
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will research an element from the periodic table and write a children's book |
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Biology battle of the century: The human genome project vs the top 10 world problems – (9-12) |
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Camouflage: Surprise!
Surprise! It's a Disguise! (SOL 2.7)
Students learn about camouflage and animals in order to create exhibits for
their fellow students about particular animals about it. |
City in
Space – (9-12) In this WebQuest, the students will become colonists on
the International Space Station. |
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Composting
WebQuest - (5) Students will search several worm web sites, read
composting books, and answer specific questions to create your own section to
our homemade classroom book. This book will be presented as an introduction
to the incoming 5th graders. |
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The Extremely
Abbreviated Voyage of the S.S. Adventure - (6-8) You and your classmates
will be challenged to work together to survive in inhospitable climates. |
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Design
a Zoo - Your class is about to build a new mammalian zoo in your
neighborhood. In order to do this your team will need to find out about a
mammal and its habitat (where it lives). You must choose a mammal and find
out about its environment. |
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In this Web Quest about bats, the Mayor of the City is considering exterminating (killing) the bats in her city. She believes that bats are disease-infested, good-for-nothing, evil beasts that are bloodthirsty and should be done away with. Public safety is very important. What should she do? |
It is your job to demonstrate to the Mayor that rocks do have a natural cycle to them just as water has a cycle. |
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Galaxy Girls
- (5-6) Detective Adventures on Earth in The Case Of The Missing Diamond -
The primary objective is to help girls stay active in math and science. This
activity combines friendship and mystery with math and science to provide a
motivating and encouraging learning experience for girls. |
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Gold:
All That Glitters - (3-5) Your task will be to read and learn about
gold and see how this topic can be studied from different points of view. |
Hatching
Chicks - (3-5) Working in a group, you and your partner will search
several web sites, read portions from several books and you will create a
home made egg candler. |
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Hello Dolly: (6-12)
This web quests explores cloning and the various implications to society of
the issue. |
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How Far Does Light Go?
(8-12) This project engages students in an examination
of the scientific properties of light using evidence from the Web. |
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Machines
- Simple Machines - (5-9) Students will learn definitions and
to identify examples of simple machines. They will then be able to
investigate various compound and complex machines and locate examples of each
simple machine defined. |
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Out of this
World Scientists - (6-8) You will work in a group of 3-5 scientific
historians and find the World's Greatest Scientist |
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Pumpkin
Patch - (3-5) Students will design, develop, and promote a pumpkin patch
in their schoolyard. |
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What were the
first computers like? - (5-9) Students research and report on the
development of computers. |
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African-American
Inventors - (6-8) Mrs. Haney, a television producer, has been given the
task of creating a mini-series for Black History Month. She has hired you, as
part of a team of researchers and writers, to create a program on a famous
African-American inventor. |
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American
Dreams through the Decades - (4-12) This is designed as an
interdisciplinary project. This quest challenges students to investigate the
American Dream...look through the eyes of those who lived before us. |
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Ancient
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Australia
WebQuest - (1-3) By clicking on the pictures on this page you will be
able to find answers to questions you may have about Australia, its people,
its customs, its climate, and much more. You will also be able to send e-mail
to your keypals in |
Avoid
It Like The Plague!!! -(6-9) One physician,
one guide, one spiritual advisor (bishop), and a diarist/scribe travel
across |
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Bill of Rights -
(5-8) You heard on the evening news that a committee in |
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Board Games of
the Ancient World - (5-6) People of ancient civilizations invented board
games. Some of their games are still played today, but in a different form.
Others were forgotten. You and your teammates will explore some of the games
of the ancient world. |
Bridges Connect!(SOL 2.2) Student groups compete with each
other to create a winning bridge design for |
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Can we find the
"Ms" in US History? Women's Role in History: - (6-8) From the
beginning of the human race, societies have separated the jobs of women and
men. Some of those roles came by nature, but most were created and continued
by custom and religious beliefs. |
Canada a
Family Vacation - (4-6) |
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Celtic Mythology -
(5-8) The year is 57 A.D. and your Celtic tribe has been pushed into |
Charles
Lindbergh – (6) It contains an in depth look at his famous flight over
the |
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Chicago
WebQuest - The class is taking a field trip to downtown |
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Colonial
America - (5-6) as a team you will be able to explore the European
conquest of the American continent from the viewpoint of a Native American. |
The
Decade of the 20th Century - (7-12) You are a member of a team of
researchers. Your team's task is to explore the decades of the
twentieth century and identify the decade, which, in your team's opinion, is
the most significant historically. |
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Expedition
to Countries of the World - (6-8) Students are going to research
the many countries of our world to find the differences and the similarities
among them. |
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A
Feudalism WebQuest |
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Four Great
Thinkers of the Past: - (9-12) Students will learn some political philosophy
and debate over a modern issue in the role of an assigned philosopher. |
Freedom
Of The Press Vs. Prior Review - (9-12) Romeo (a senior) and Juliet (a
freshman) are students in your high school who committed suicide after their
families tried to keep them apart due to their age differences. Your
student newspaper wants to devote most of the next issue on this news story. |
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Gathering of Cultures - Members of many tribes will be attending a
special powwow. Your tribe has been asked to attend the ceremonies and
you must prepare an introduction of your tribe. In the spirit of the
powwow you and your tribe members will be sharing what makes your tribe
special.
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Gilded Age Documenting Industry in |
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Gold Rush
Players - (4) You will produce, stage, direct, cast and costume a
play about the real and rollicking Gold Rush in |
The
Great Depression - (6-8) Students will assume the role of a person
in that profession living in the Great Depression. Use the resources to
explore your economic choices for your family. |
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Gun
Control - (8-12) You have been hired as a freelance reporter for the
Daily Journal. Your assignment is to investigate and write an in depth
report on advantages and disadvantages of "gun control". |
Halifax Explosion
- On December 6, 1917, an event took place in the harbor of Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada that was to forever affect the lives of the its citizens as
well as those of Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completion, students should have
a better understanding of the results of any disaster of this magnitude on an
unsuspecting population. |
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The Harlem
Renaissance -Although the renaissance was over 70 years ago, this virtual
tour will allow you to see and hear the sights and sounds of |
Hercules
- (6-8) This trip would send customers back to Ancient Greece to watch an
enactment of one of Hercules' 12 labors. Your job is to put together a
brochure, newspaper article, or advertisement for such an adventure. |
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Jamestown
- In this WebQuest, you are going to select an occupation and a name of one
of the original |
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Johnny Tremain: The Revolutionary War- (6-8) After reading
JOHNNY TREMAIN, students will explore the causes, conduct, and participants
that brought about the American Revolution. |
Kia Ora and Kisses From New
Zealand - (3-5) Students will learn that the Maori people are a very proud
people. They make their home in |
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Knights
of Medieval Europe and Their Armor - Students will find out how a
knight lived in the medieval times. They will search to find out what
he eats, where he sleeps, what kind of clothes he wears, and what his job is. |
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Let's move the
Capital (4-6) - To study all the different states, students try to locate
the best state in which to move the |
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Little Rock 9:
A collaborative WebQuest on racial desegregation in schools, the |
Look Who's
Footing the Bill: - (9-12) This is an interactive web quest that asks
students to explore democracy and the national debt. |
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Mahopa WebQuest Project |
Mapping
on the Net--A WebQuest - (6-8) Through the use of maps and map making
activities, the student will the study the physical surrounding in their
neighborhood, city, county, and state. The students will use or create
political, physical, relief, topographic, and soils maps. |
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Menominee
Dream Quest - (4-6) A quest about the Menominee Indians. |
Middle Ages
Creating a Medieval Village |
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Mongols - (9-12) The Mongols controlled the largest land empire in human.
They were the most powerful army of their time and no country could defeat
them. Your job will be to learn about their culture and their effect on other
cultures. |
Multiple
Intelligences (MI) Web Hunt - (11-12) Students will learn more about
Multiple Intelligences. |
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Native
American WebQuest - The |
Nuclear Power in
Seaside - (9-12) Your task in "Nuclear Power in |
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Out
Of This World WebQuest -Hello, my name is Zebot.
I am from one galaxy to the north of the Milky Way. I'd like to find out more
information about your galaxy and your nine planets |
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Overcoming
Adversity - (6-8) - Students will explore how others have dealt with
adverse situations. |
Paint
Mount Rushmore Red -(9-12) This WebQuest can be
used as a cross curriculum as well as in Social Science. To attain that
experience, the Quest(ion) is posed: Should Leonard Peltier be set free by pardon or new trial? |
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The Pilgrim
Life Adventure - (2-4) Do you who the Pilgrims were? Do you know where
they came from? Why did they come to |
The Portuguese American
- Learn about a culture rich in tradition and history. The Portuguese
American Community offers students an interesting subject to study. |
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Prison Rights
- (8-12) In this project, you will be exploring the opposing viewpoints on
this topic, evaluating statistics, and reading about life in American
prisons. |
The
Renaissance - (9-12) Your assignment will be to research one of the
famous Renaissance intellectuals assigned to you, answer the designated
questions, and portray the individual at a Renaissance meal. |
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Rock the Vote - (8)
This unit is part of the eighth grade US History curriculum with links to
Language Arts. It could easily be used in conjunction with the persuasive
essay. |
Searching for the Cortes
- (6-8) Students will learn about Cortes. |
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Shawnee
Scavenger Hunt - (7-9) Students will use links provided in this WebQuest to
answer a series of fifteen questions about Tecumseh and the |
The Sixties A Magic
WebQuest Ride - (6-8) In this quest, students will be able to get a sense
of the 1960s. The students will meet people, experience war, witness stunning
scientific advances and absorb new ways of communication. |
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Submarines:
Where Are They Now? - (6-8) Your team will gather information about
submarines. What became of the U-boats and US submarines of World War II? |
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Then and Now - (9-12) In
this quest, students will experience and compare other cultures with their
own and search for information about these cultures in non-traditional resources. |
The
Titanic Tragedy - (6-8) You are a reporter for the Indianapolis
Star. The world does not know that the Titanic, which is supposed to be
unsinkable, has sunk on her maiden voyage. You will report the sinking
of the Titanic and will answer the following questions in your articles.
Who? What? When? Where? Why? |
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Titanic
WebQuest - A WebQuest about the Titanic |
Tracing
American History through Patriotic Music - (6-12) You and your
composition team will create new lyrics for an existing melody. In order to
accomplish this, students will become individual specialists in the use of
patriotic music related to various periods of American history. |
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Travel
Poster WebQuest - Your team has been commissioned to compose a song that
will be performed at the New Year’s Eve 1999
Celebration in |
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Where
Would You Like To Live? - (6-12) You have just graduated from college and
you have secured your dream job. You have been given the opportunity to live
in any one of eight great cities. Where would you like to live? |
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Wonders
of the World WebQuest (2-4) - The travel agency in your community would
like to offer a Just For Kids Wonders of the World promotion, and they need
your help |
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1900-2000-(8-12) Are
you tired of adults telling you what to do, and not letting you have a say about
issues that pertain directly to YOU? Would you like to write a letter to the
president of the |
1930's WebQuest - 8-12
Students will explore topics that are related to the 1930's using the World
Wide Web. The "links" that students will find will help them
begin to develop an understanding of some of the events surrounding the
1930's. |
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Let's
Visit Mexico - (3-5) Buenos Dias, Amigos! As we learn more of
the Spanish language it is important that we also learn about a country where
it is spoken. Let's travel to |
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Mexico
City Earthquake - (9-12) The students will be engaged in gathering information
related to the subject of earthquakes in general (how they work, safety
issues/emergency preparedness, history, etc...) and the Mexico City
Earthquake in specific. |
VIAJAMOS A... - (8-12) A
rich relative has decided to send you to the Spanish speaking country of your
choice to immerse you in the language and culture. |
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Virtual
Field Trips |
A Field Trip
to Washington D.C. - (6-12) We will be taking a field trip to |
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Adventure
in The Big Apple - (6-12) NYC! The Big Apple! The Performing Arts
Capital of the World! During your week you will visit museums, attend
Theatre performances, hear music, see dancing and art, stay in a luxurious
hotel, and eat some of the finest food the world has to offer! |
Let's
Take A Trip To Germany - (5-9) We are about to take a trip across
the |
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