WebQuest Review

 

 

What is a WebQuest?

Rubric used in evaluation of WebQuest.

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1. Chocolate Chip Cookies: To Eat Or Not
    http://collier.k12.fl.us/weblessons/cookiewq/index.htm

SCORE: 48/50

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Grace M. Vaknin constructed the WebQuest before July 2003 for grades 3 – 5. This lesson integrates Science, Math, and Language Arts.  I enjoyed the layout of the WebQuest. Inspector Chip, a dog detective, guided the students through their investigation on assessing the nature of the chocolate chip cookie. The web page was very user friendly for teachers and students.   It could be incorporated into the elementary classroom when utilizing the food guide pyramid, comparing food based on recommended serving sizes, exploring nutritional value, and reading food labels. All these components will enable the student to make better and healthier food choice

 

 

2. Human Skeletal System
    http://www.sad34.net/webquests/SkeletonQuest/

SCORE 22/50

Cindy Boguen created the WebQuest before August 1999 for grades 4 and 5. The purpose of this webquest activity was to have students research the bones and joints of the human body. After the groups of students research the skeleton, they were to identify parts of the skeletal system on a work sheet and play an interactive game. This webquest was very basic. There are very few interactive activities and many of the links were no longer operable. The webpage had very little color and pictures and without these components, it fails to cultivate interest in the activity.

 

 

 

3. The Tooth Fairy Tales
   http://questgarden.com/56/41/5/071021101328/             

SCORE: 50/50

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Shane Fitzgerald created this WebQuest for grades 5 and 6, but it can be modified for K-4. The purpose for this webquest activity is to search the Internet to read a variety of Fairy Tales (already learned in previous grade levels), explore the importance of good dental health and it’s implications, and by the end, make a connection between the two. This lesson plan activity should take place over several days, as it will take some time for children to gather the information, analyze the data, develop a dental health theme around a selected Fairy Tale, write and perform a skit to showcase their learning, and reflect on the whole process by writing a letter. The web page was very user friendly for teachers and students, and integrated Health, Language Arts, Science and Theater. All these components will enable the student to better understand the importance of good dental health in a creative hands-on experience.