WEBQUESTS
SAMPLE WEBQUESTS
Music - Teach Me About a Composer
eprentice.sdsu.edu/S04X/btennebaum/wq/index.htm
Geometry - Geometry: An Introduction to the Pythagorean Theorem
Physics - Honey, I've Shrunk!
hs.n-polk.k12.ia.us/departments/media/motion.html#resources
US History - Which Side Would You Have Chosen During the Civil War?
questgarden.com/45/67/6/070227071016
English - The Roaring Twenties: A Glamorous Party-Filled Decade!
questgarden.com/45/85/2/070123104025
English - CSI: Lord of the Flies
questgarden.com/16/50/2/060222203248
WHAT ARE WEBQUESTS?
- Guided, research-based activity
- Students gather information from the internet and use it to accomplish a task
- Best webquests send students to variety of information sources and/or viewpoints, and require critical thinking and problem-solving skills
WHY?
- High motivation: technology, real-world information sources beyond textbook/teacher
- Higher-order thinking skills
- Technology integration; models appropriate use of internet for information
- Student-directed
WHERE CAN I FIND WEBQUESTS?
WebQuests - browse by subject area (top links are broken)
Best WebQuests - browse by subject/grade; includes search form
bestwebquests.com
SDSU WebQuest Search Page - search by subject/grade
webquest.org/search
BUILD USING AN ONLINE TOOL
My 10-Minute WebQuest
webquest.org/questgarden/lessons/27173-060607093203
QuestGarden - online hosting (30-day free trial, $20/year)
questgarden.com
Sections
- Introduction (hook)
- Task
- PROCESS
- Evaluation
- Conclusion (extending thoughts)
- Credits
- Not every question actually appears in the WebQuest -- some questions are only to help others find yours
- Teacher Section - don't spend time on this unless you're building a WebQuest for the Ages
InstantWebQuest - free hosting but includes Google ads
instantprojects.org/webquest/main.php
BUILD ON YOUR OWN
- CLC
- GooglePages
- OMHS website
Consider using the same 6 sections used above. They have become standard, and from elementary school students have become familiar with WebQuests organized this way.
Contact Michael Hobson with any questions.