WebQuest

The two best WebQuests:

1. Where is My Hero?
This provides students an opportunity to explore values. They will
do research on heroes and form personal opinions. Students will also
interview others to get different viewpoints. They will define what a
hero is and present it in a creatively in a poster format.

2. Unraveling the Underground Railroad.
Student will work independently and in groups. Journaling will develop higher
level thinking skills by individual reflection. This project also requires students
to look at situations from another's viewpoint. Though this will take more than one class
period it can be broken down into subunits.

Worst Webquests
1. Ancient Egypt.
Not able to determine what age group this site is geared for.
Layout of site unappealing. Not organized well.

Your Impressions: Altitudinist

WebQuest	Strengths	Weaknesses
Grow School Greens	Problem solving: Students will learn to: State the problem. Identify the alternatives. Select an alternative. Recommend. Implement. Evaluate. Present and persuade. Document. Collaboration	Long term project, 15 weeks. If seedlings fail to grow in 10 – 12 weeks then project may take longer. Would deny students opportunities to explore other types of real world problems.
Where is My Hero?	Identifying personal views. Exploring views of others. Assessing information and weighing opinions. Expression of individual ideas. Learning to sift through information to find key points. Presenting ideas in a short and concise manner. Collaboration and integration of individual ideas with other viewpoints.  Creativity – make poster to present ideas	Will take more than one class period and will require the student to work on the assignment outside of class.
Underground Railroad	Students will need to conduct research. Understanding different viewpoints. Individual reflection. Group collaboration. Presenting information in a creative way that engages the audience. Rubric for grading Can be broken into subunits.	Time consuming. Will require more than one class period.
Ice Cream	Structured. Students will learn to: State the problem. Identify the alternatives. Select an alternative. Recommend. Implement. Evaluate. Present and persuade. Document. Collaboration	Might be better to complete worksheet as a group.
Ancient Egypt	Interesting topic  Individual work and group collaboration.	Wordy Not sure who audience is. Objectives not clearly defined.