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| Knowing Poe Maryland Public Television |
Developed by Maryland Public Television (www.mpt.org/learningworks), this latest highly interactive site is devoted to exploring the life and writings of Edgar Allan Poe. |
Grade: 3-5 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
| Patriotism & Protest: The Music of the Vietnam Era Jeff Reed |
This WebQuest requires students to learn about how music drove and responded to the issues of the Vietnam War era. Students then synthesize their new knowledge into a creative outlet (songwriting). |
Grade: 9-12 |
| Show me the Money! A Webquest on Campaign Finance Lisa Vardi |
Students must explore the new campaign finance laws and decide whether or not they will be beneficial to the political process. |
Grade: 9-12 |
| Welcome to the 1930s Webquest Marion C. VoseMarion C. Vose |
Students working through this webquest will ultimately produce a museum display with 5 multimedia elements on a topic relating to the 1930s. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Civilization of the Americas |
The students will learn about the Aztec, Maya, and Inca cultures and what happened to them as a result of the Spanish conquest. They will take a stand on the following unit statement: ‹The Spanish conquest marked the beginning of a dark age in the history of the Americas.Š |
Grade: 9-12 |
Glass Slippers Just Won't Do |
Enjoy a WebQuest for Middle and High School Students |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
Perspectives on the US/Iraq Conflict |
Students are called upon to employ analytical and evaluative thinking to analyze reports of the war from various news media in various countries and gain an understanding of the messages of propaganda |
Grade: 9-12 |
Conflict- What Should We Do? |
This webquest can be used to help students explore the United State's policy with Iraq and North Korea. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
Business Law Final Assessment |
Culminating activity for a full year business law class. |
Grade: 9-12 |
French Revolution |
Taking the point of view of one of the three estates, groups of students create a newspaper reporting events, creating editorials, etc. which reflect their point of view. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Icelandic History: Role of the Viking Woman |
Webquest was created for a grad school project: make a webquest and website, all in one. Webquest is thorough and provides many international links that will help students. |
Grade: 9-12 |
An Expedition to 1910 |
Visit the world of 1910 through stories, primary documents, and photographs. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Yangtze River Dam: Promise or Threat |
The Yangtze River is the primary lifeline and most destructive force in Central China. The government has long considered ways to harness its strength and tame its power. A decade ago, they began construction of what will be the world’s largest dam when completed in 2009. This WebQuest explores factors relating to the Three Gorges Dam by having students develop a Policy Briefing about its impact on the people, environment, industry and history of China. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
Welcome to the 1930s Webquest |
Students working through this webquest will ultimately produce a museum display with 5 multimedia elements on a topic relating to the 1930s. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Of Mice and Men: Migrant Workers? |
This webquest connects the novel Of Mice and Men and migrant workers, pointing out the inability of many of the "disenfranchised" to achieve the "American Dream." The task the student completes is a PowerPoint presentation about migrant workers and the American Dream. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Reliving the Black Death |
A time machine will take you back to the Middle Ages where you, a a reporter, will do research as a Monk, A king and a Physician. What were the causes and terrible effects of the Black death? |
Grade: 9-12 |
"Land of the Free, Home of the Brave?" |
There have been several times in the 20th Century where more than one person voiced the complaint, "You can't do that to me!" As a matter of fact, groups of people have expressed this exclamation. Significant events in history sometimes led to adverse public reaction and at times, the government placing limitations on people's civil rights. This webquest investigates discrimination, prejudice and civil rights violations in the 20th century. |
Grade: 9-12 |
What's Going on in Japan Today? |
This Web Quest is designed to introduce Japan's role in the international community through the study of current events. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
A Chapter in the History of the Texas Independence |
This is a WebQuest designed for ESL students in grades 9-12. It was written to help students decide the "real story" of the Texas Independence and Mexican/American War. Many of them disagree with our textbook in class. They have to write a new chapter on the topic including vocabulary words, a timeline, the chapter text, pictures, a glossary, chapter review questions and a bibliography. It is made so that a multi-language, multi-level class would have something for everyone to do. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Canada vs First Nations: Living Together and Respe |
This is a Native rights issue that requires students to draw up an agreement on fishing rights that Natives, non-Natives, govt., and social activists must agree to. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
l gaucho y su cultura |
Webquest sobre el gaucho y su cultura |
Grade: 9-12 |
Reflection on the War with Iraq |
This WebQuest is designed for social studies classrooms (8 through 12) in order to help students develop their critical and analytical thinking skills and promote their understanding of the concept ‹war.Š Students will make judgment about whether the battle against Iraq was justified within the context of larger social, economic, and political framework. On their way to making judgment, students will analyze the U.S. foreign policy and judge if the U.S. plays an appropriate role in the international politics. |
Grade: 9-12 |
They Drew Fire: A World War II D-Day Webquest |
An integrated project of social science, language arts, and visual arts. Students analyze art created by Navy artists at D-Day and select one as an inspiration to create a fictional character who creates a journal or other record of his feelings and reactions to the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
You Have the Right To... |
Students work in small groups to investigate one of the first 10 amendments. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Mexico Tour Package |
This webquest invites students to create a tour package of various historical and cultural sites in Mexico. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
WorldQuest |
Students have the opportunity to rank 9 global problems in terms of their threat to our world. They must come to consensus on their rankings and share their results and reasons with the class. This activity is patterned after the Milennium Project and the Copenhagen Consensus. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Dia de los Muertos: A celebration of Death |
Webquest of el dia de los muertos. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Calling All Muckrakers: A Progressive Era Webquest |
It is essential for students to learn about the Progressive era and its impact on the laws and regulations that resulted. In this exercise, students will engage in a webquest which will allow them to conduct historical research using internet technology. They will have access to sources that are not readily available in the classroom. Students are also more likely to identify with the content since they are assuming the identity of an actual muckraker journalist, researching the same topic and investigating some of the actual work that each journalist created. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Who Killed JFK? |
This webquest challenges students to investigate the John F. Kennedy assassination. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
Time Warped Don Quixote |
Our Webquest is based upon the first 30 chapters of Don Quixote. In this Webquest the students' goal is to create their version of Don Quixote time warped into an era of American History. The students are responsible for script, props, backdrops, costumes, and keeping track of material and financial costs. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Lessons To Be Learned from the Great Tsunami |
This webquest was desigend to provide students a deeper appreciation of the current catastrophe confronting the world community in light of the recent Tsunami in southern Asia. Students will also better understand Judaism’s view on tragedy and what we can do to assist those in desperate need of help. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
The Vietnam War and the 1960s |
This Webquest was created to help students better understand the Vietnam War and the historical context of the war. The students will investigate: the causes of the war; the political climate of the Vietnam period; the culture of the 1960s; books, movies and other literature of the Vietnam period and about the Vietnam War the geography and culture of Vietnam (then and now); the war itself through an analysis of the major battles, weapons and armaments, and terminology associated with the war; soldier profiles and demographic information about those who fought in the war. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Echoes of a Dream |
Students examine the Civil Rights Movement in historical perspective, the leaders that emerged and laws that grew out of the era in order to answer the question, "How does Dr. King's Dream echo in my life today?" |
Grade: 9-12 |
Going Away To College With Baby |
Students will choose a college or university that offers family student housing and gather required information. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
Shopping For Baby |
Students will purchase items needed for babies first month of life with on a $500 dollar budget. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
Does Your Vote Count? |
It was structured as a webquest specifically for use by secondary education students. It poses questions that can be researched via the web as well as with off-line resources. The 2004 Presidential elections were about to take place and we wanted to create a learning experience that gave students a look into a very real and controversial issue. Although it begins on the web, it ends with a live event in the classroom. Not only are students able to become more familiar with the web and the use of technology, they have to create a mock press conference and speak to their positions. While the 'press conference' is fake, the content is authentic. Our hope was to get the students interested in an issue that they would soon be able to partake in...voting. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Destination Norway |
This webquest is about what it would be like to live in another country, Norway, for 2 years. Your parents have taken a new job and you have to go with them. The first month is spent traveling around to learn as much as possible about the country, its history, culture, people, and nature. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
Social Security: A New Challenge for the 21st Century |
Students will examine the history and present state of the American Social Security System and its implications for their own future, and let their voice be heard in the debate over how it should be reformed. They will use Wikipedia to participate in an online discussion and then express their views in a persuasive letter to their Congressional leaders. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Totalitarian Governments in the Interwar Period |
Webquest that explores the rise to power of leaders in Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan in the years between World War I and II. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
Immigrating Canadians |
Create a character and immigrate him/her to Canada, being sure to take EVERYTHING into consideration. Learn why immigrants come to Canada, the challenges they face, and the contributions they make to Canadian society. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
Decisions! Decisions! |
Students explore their values, consider options for making informed decisions at various stages of their lives and develop a plan for their life path. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
Stand and Be Heard: A Lesson in Civil Disobediece |
With this WebQuest, students will look at three different techniques of civil disobedience used throughout history: sit-ins/peaceful rallies, speeches/essays/poems/songs, and boycotts. Students will individually research each technique, then com back together as a group to share their findings on the effectiveness of the technique. Students will use what they have learned to addres the problem presented in the introduction: student profiling. Finally, students will present their findings to the class. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Mass Hysteria!: A WebQuest on applications of Arthur Miller's The Crucible |
This WebQuest is designed for a secondary U.S. history or American Literature class in which the students have read The Crucible, a play by Arthur Miller about the Salem Witch Trials. The “Mass Hysteria!” WebQuest requires students to assume the role of members of the School Board and to examine the causes and effects of hysteria in the past in helping to create a plan to prevent school violence and discrimination. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Mexican Immigrants Crossing the Border |
A webquest that requires students to create a documentary based on their studies of the experiences of Mexican Immigrants coming to the U.S. Students need to create a script, costumes, and a video for their final presentation. Immigrants from Mexico coming to America |
Grade: 9-12 |
Utopian Society 1984-2084 |
Creating your own utopian society based on the novel 1984. Involves history, english, math, and FCS. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Hurricane Watch Team |
The WebQuest was developed to encompass four disciplines; science, English, history, and mathematics. Students are presented with a challenge and a role. The challenge is that a hurricane is headed towards their (imaginary) town. The students will be split into groups of four members, with each member receiving a role. These are their ‘Hurricane Watch Teams’. The roles will be: a meteorologist, a firefighter, a police officer, and the mayor of the town. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Civil War News Cast |
This is a webquest that directs students to create a Civil War News Cast. The students are in groups of four and each student has a role. The roles are reporting from an actual battle, interviewing a general, doing a statistical analysis between three battles about casulties, and giving a detailed report on the medical practices being used by either the North or the South. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Never Again! - Again? |
As we study the motivations at each of the eight stages of genocide, we will determine what we can do at each stage to stop this vicious cycle of killings and prevent any future slaughters and mass killings. We will examine our US Foreign Policy and the policies of the United Nations. We will examine history and examine ourselves. We will determine what actions we must take so that when we say, "Never Again!" we really do mean "NEVER AGAIN!" |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
Ice Age: How global warming could lead to an ice age. |
What would happen if glaciers started to expand and cover the Earth like they did 18,000 years ago? How much damage would this cause to our society? Would the ice destroy everything in its path? Would we be able to go on and live like we do today? Would there be any warning that an ice age is coming? Would we have time to adjust, and if so how much time? Scientist are considering these very questions today. In order to answer them scientist are studying what is left of the past ice ages to determine how they began and ended, and what to expect if another were to occur. Plus, through studying the past climate changes scientist have began the task of predicting future climate changes. This unit looks at what causes Ice ages, how they come to an end, and what the future climate might hold. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
Senior Time Capsule |
A 7th grade activity that has students exploring their community, their nation and their world by using the Internet to gain global perspective. Students then take this new information to create a time capsule that will be opened when they graduate from high school. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
This webquest looks at the contribution that black and asian soldiers made during WW1. It is aimed at students between 11 and 14 and asks them to complete a task writing a booklet for younger pupils about the contributions that were made. |
Grade: 9-12 |
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CivQuest |
A webquest based on the ancient civilizations of the world. Students have to design exhibits for a museum that celebrates the accomplishments of the ancient world. |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
What Color is Racism? |
Many persons are uncertain as to what constitutes racism. A joke? Ignoring someone that needs help at a restaurant or other business? Making people wait? Helping others before their turn? Physical violence? Verbal abuse? |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
Firestorm 2003 |
It is intended to get the students thinking about the making of policy and how different agencies and information works together and how politics makes the ultimate decision over facts. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Our Homes Are Bleeding: The McKenna McBride Commission |
Students and teachers using the "Our Homes Are Bleeding" webquest explore multimedia (maps, photos, audio, video, text) records about cut-off lands in British Columbia, in the voices of First Nations people, government officials and settlers. Topics include western settlement, the reserve system in Canada, aboriginal title and rights and First Nations resistance. Supporting materials include resource lists, narrative essays and teacher's resources. Many resources focus on the McKenna McBride Royal Commission (1913 - 1916) |
Grade: 9-12 College/Adult |
American Revolution Webquest |
Webquest desgined to introduce students to the Patriot/Loyalist cause. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Considering Independence |
This is a webquest that asks students of U.S. History to assume several roles (a patriot/separatist, a tory/loyalist, a slave, and a native American), to study the political, cultural and economic issues of the late Colonial period, to evaluate the information, and then to make a judgment whether Virginia should take the final steps toward independence. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Hola from South America |
Dizney Worlde has decided to expand their Epkot Center to include some South American countries. It is your team’s job to research three of these countries to design the South American section for Epkot. You will research the countries’ entertainment (sports, music, art, theatre), landforms, cuisine, climate, and major holidays using the South America Treasure Hunt. You will then enter your information in the database provided. Using the information in your database, use Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word to create a brochure for the one country your team feels would be the best to include in the Epkot Center. |
Grade: 3-5 6-8 9-12 |
The Renaissance |
Addressing Washington state standards in 10th grade Social Studies and Writing, this WebQuest gives students opportunities to explore many aspects of the Renaissance period. Final projects can be chosen by students that best fit their own personal strengths, from PowerPoint presentations to writing or artistic abilities. |
Grade: 9-12 |
BULLYING: PARLEM D' ALLÒ QUE ENS IMPORTA |
Una WebQuest per a parlar del tema de l' assetjament a l' escola, perquè els alumnes debatin i sàpiguen com actuar |
Grade: 9-12 |
Newton's Castle |
Explore Newton's Castle to learn about his discoveries and secret life. Learn about color, optical illusions, observations from nature and fascinating facts about how cars roll up hill and why dogs chase cars. There are several Project Legal (TIPS) lessons included regarding copyright issues and a Newton Timeline. A perfect quiz score gains access to the treasures of the new Museum of Modern Art in New York City. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
Inherit the Wind |
A webquest that explores the value of civil disobedience in society. Students will research historical figures and come to a round table to discuss their findings, plus question their opposition for value of opposing them. Group and individual work required. |
Grade: 9-12 |
U.S. HIstory |
Choose the "Perfect" Presidential Canidate. It is important that you know what to look for in a canidate and what characteristics you think a good canidate should possess. While researching past presidents, note the different characteristics (ex. loyal, effective leadership) they had and the policies they passed (ex. believed in equality, forign policy), which made them successful Presidents. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Archetypal Siddhartha Webquest |
This web quest is designed for tenth grade world literature students who have read Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. Throughout the webquest, students explore Carl Jung's archetype theory, literary archetypes, and archetypes represented in Siddhartha. The task is for students to create their own mandala compiling everything they have learned about archetypes and including personal connections. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Los Artistas de España y América Latina |
An exploration of Spanish and Latin American artists and the influence of society on their works. For students of Spanish, Art, and Social Studies. |
Grade: 9-12 |
World Poverty Project |
Students become important presidential advisors and try to persuade the president to act one way or another on the issue of world poverty. Students read an article about a report from the United Nations. They utilize pre, during and post-reading strategies, including summarization. They write a persuasive essay and create a PowerPoint presentation. |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
Uma Aventura na Web com Tutankhamon |
Esta Aventura na Web destina-se aos alunos do 7º ano. É uma proposta realizada para quatro/cinco aulas, com a intenção de motivar o aluno para a unidade Contributos das Primeiras Civilizações. Pretende-se que a sua realização motive o aluno para conhecer melhor aspectos da história de uma grande Civilização através da descoberta do faraó Tutankhamon. |
Grade: 9-12 |
Introduction to All Quiet on the Western Front |
This WebQuest is designed to introduce students to the WWI era in preparation for reading the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. It is a fact-finding mission for teams of 4. The evaluation is a PowerPoint presentation. | Grade: 9-12 |
We Were There…WebQuest on US Constitutional Convention |
In 1783, with the war formally drawing to a close, the Congress faced a wider range of issues...in 1786, leading statesmen called for a special convention to revise the Articles--the Constitutional Convention. You find yourself in late 18th century United States. Everything is just like you learned in Social Studies class, except many of the technologies of today exist. You will assume one of the following roles: 1.You are one of the 55 delegates selected to represent your state at the Constitutional Convention. 2.You are a reporter assigned to cover the Constitutional Convention. 3.You are a public relations person hired by the delegates |
Grade: 6-8 9-12 |
A WebQuest about Creating WebQuests |
This WebQuest will teach about WebQuests and guide participants through creating their own WebQuest. |
Grade: K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
The Holocaust: A Child's Perspective |
A look at the Holocaust through the eyes of children. This WebQuest is ideal for experiential learning in small groups or as a whole class. |
Grade: 3-5 6-8 9-12 College/Adult |
| The Dust Bowl Era Jeffery Gentry |
This WebQuest helps students understand the causes of and the hardships suffered during the Dust Bowl era. |
Grade: 3-5 6-8 9-12 |