When it's time to develop some solid knowledge on a subject, teachers and students can create Treasure Hunts. The basic strategy here is to find Web pages that hold information (text, graphic, sound, video, etc.) that you feel is essential to understanding the given topic. Maybe you gather 10 - 15 links (and remember, these are the exact pages you want the students to go to for information, not the top page of a huge Web site). After you've gathered these links, you pose one key question for each Web site you've linked to. Use the form below to help you develop a Treasure Hunt.
WebQuest Development
Concept:
Topic:
Guiding Questions:
Concept & Topic will be developed as:
Integration of Academic and Vocational Areas
Interdisciplinary project
Cross-Grade Project in (List subject area)__________
Guiding Questions support(s) Framework(s) in the area(s) of
Mathematics
Language/Arts
Science
Social Studies (draft)
Specific strands and objectives from the South Carolina Curriculum Standards that are supported:
Subject Area:
Subject Area (A school may require that writing and listening, for example, be addressed in all areas):
Websites:
Sample WebQuest Development
Concept: Adaptation and Coping
Topic: John Glenn's Space Flight
Guiding Questions:
1. How did space travel change from John Glenn's first flight to his recent flight?
2. What are some of the debilitating affects of space travel?
3. Do the medical benefits of studying the effects of space travel on the elderly outweigh the risks?
Concept & Topic will be developed as:
Integration of Academic and Vocational Areas
X Interdisciplinary project
Cross-Grade Project in (List subject area)__________
Guiding Questions support(s) Framework(s) in the area(s) of
Mathematics
X Language/Arts
X Science
Social Studies (draft)
Specific strands and objectives from the South Carolina Curriculum Standards that are supported:
Subject Area:
Subject Area (A school may require that writing and listening, for example, be addressed in all areas):
Websites:
URL: http://www.discovery.com/stories/science/glenn/glenn.html
It discusses how the age barrier for astronauts has been broken, as well as the tremendous physical demands that space travel places upon the human body.
URL: http://www.transport.com/~marvhett/astro.htm
Included is a new section comparing life on earth vs. life on the Space Shuttle.
URL: http://www.nss.org/askastro/
There is a database of former questions