State WebQuest
Introduction
| Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion
Introduction
In this WebQuest you will learn
about your state, Missouri. You will complete a state worksheet and
a map quiz of your state. You will also create a short PowerPoint presentation
telling what you have learned and then present it to the class as an oral
report.
The Task
Your job is to access the Internet
through Netscape Navigator. You will gather information from web sites
to fill out the map quiz and you will download a map of your state.
Inspiration will help you organize your information so that it can be made
into a PowerPoint presentation.
The Process
1. Go to the following
web site.
USA State Map/Quiz
Printouts
Follow the links to find the Map/Quiz
Printout for the state of Missouri. Print the Map/Quiz Printout and
be sure to write your name at the top. Use the information from the
map to answer the questions.
2. Go to the following web sites
to find additional information about your state for the State Worksheet.
Use your own paper to take notes about the history of your state. Write
any interesting facts that you may want to include in your PowerPoint.
The US50 - A guide to the fifty states
This site has good information
about the state's history and important people. Click on the Information
button for lots of facts.
50states.com - States and Capitals
Excellent list of facts.
Explore the States
This site has short descriptions
of the states, and some interesting facts including the history of the state
names.
3. Use Inspiration to organize
your information. Then make your PowerPoint presentation.
Evaluation
Your State Report will be graded according to the
following rubric.
| Points: |
Beginning
1
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Developing
2
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Accomplished
3
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Exemplary
4
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State
Report
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PPT
is neat and has at least 2 facts about your state. There may be many
spelling and grammatical errors.
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PPT
is neat and has at least 4 facts about your state. There are between 4 -
6 spelling and grammatical errors.
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PPT
is neat and has at least 6 facts about your state. There are no more than
3 spelling and grammatical errors.
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PPTis
neat and has at least 8 facts about your state. There is no more than 1
spelling or grammatical error.
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State
Worksheet
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The
worksheet is neat and you have correctly filled in 5 of the required blanks.
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The
worksheet is neat and you have correctly filled in 8 of the required blanks.
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The
worksheet is neat and you have correctly filled in 12 of the required blanks.
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The
worksheet is neat and you have correctly filled in all of the required blanks.
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Map/Quiz
Printout
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The
printout is neat and you have correctly filled in 3 of the required blanks.
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The
printout is neat and you have correctly filled in 5 of the required blanks.
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The
printout is neat and you have correctly filled in 7 of the required blanks.
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The
printout is neat and you have correctly filled in all of the required blanks.
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Oral
Report
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Presented to class; but did not show
understanding of material gathered. |
Presented to class; but read each slide.
Understood the material. |
Presented to class without
reading; but told only the information that was on each slide. |
Presented
to class without reading; but rather talked from each slide.
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Conclusion
You have learned a great deal
about Missouri. You learned how to use Netscape Navigator to gather information,
how to organize that information using Inspiration, and how to put the information
into a PowerPoint slide presentation.
Good Luck on your oral presentation!
Adapted from the Samoset Accelerated School WebQuest
by
Margaret Wagner
September 16, 2003
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