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Elementary informational text webquests for Microsoft Word
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
Grades:
4th - 12th
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5RI.8 Author's Points and Reasons
5 Day Shared Reading, Close Reading Lesson PlanPassage from National Geographic: Amazon River DolphinsResearch Structure for teaching academic vocabularyRally Coach Partner ReadingWebquest and organizer to find claims and text evidenceVisualizing the Text Evidence for Comprehension and alignment to standard
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Alcatraz WebQuest- Can tie in with Al Capone Does My Shirts
Before reading the novel Al Capone Does My Shirts, the students learn information through websites and videos regarding Al Capone and other notorious gangsters.
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4th - 8th
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline with activities and links - Web Quest/Virtual
~9 days worth of activities depending on how you split it upThis assignment goes through the Civil Rights Movement timeline, focusing in on the following events/individuals:-Emmett Till-Rosa Parks-Little Rock Nine-Ruby Bridges-Martin Luther King Jr. -Malcolm XThe Word document includes links and spots for students to record their answers. The resource works well for online learning or Web Quests. It is an editable Word document, so you can add and delete resources based on your needs. The first
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
College Scavenger Hunt and Research
This is a great high interest and authentic online scavenger hunt for upper elementary to middle school students. Skills addressed are: authentic informational text, online search strategies, navigating a website and reading for information.
With a variety of activities included students use a search engine like Google to find information and take notes, explore college campuses using Google Earth, navigate college websites searching for specific information and key details and can present the
Grades:
4th - 8th
Mexican Revolution Webquest
I used this webquest as a pre-reading activity for Esperanza Rising. However, it could be used to supplement any lesson that revolves around Mexico's history.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Economics PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of Economics. For the younger grades, this includes goods and services, needs and wants, consumers and producers, and money. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to stude
Grades:
1st - 3rd
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FBI-CIA-CSI Research Packet
My 4th grade son desperately wants to be an agent . . . I think he's an agent of destruction (based on the current state of my living room). In order to give him some guidance, I created this self-directed web-quest packet so I could attend to my district training and he could figure out what his future career will be.It is a two-column format: the left hand column includes kid-friendly web links, all of which have been previewed for appropriate content. The right hand side includes fill-in s
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3rd - 9th
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Maniac Magee History Extension Webquest
This is a History Extension for the novel Maniac Magee based on the Children's Crusade of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
The first book Amanda let Maniac borrow was on the Children's Crusade. Most students are unaware of what this event was at this time in their lives. This webquest guides students through learning what civil rights are, what the African-American Civil Rights Movement was, and what the Children's Crusade was. It also asks students to make inferences by explaining
Grades:
5th - 7th
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Things We Recycle PebbleGo Research Brochure
Use this brochure to go along with the "Things we Recycle" PebbleGo article.
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1st - 3rd
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THREE DAY NO PREP! Help Our Planet WebQuest
This is a three day WebQuest for elementary and middle school students. It involves analyzing charts, watching videos, and reading articles and answering questions. Topics it covers include: global warming, recycling, plastic in our oceans, Flint's water crisis and what kids can do to change the world!
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2nd - 9th
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Also included in:Â NO PREP! WEBQUEST BUNDLE
3 LS4-1 Fossils Data: Webquest
3-LS4-1. Analyze and interpret data from fossils to provide evidence of the organisms and the environments in which they lived long ago. [Clarification Statement: Examples of data could include type, size, and distributions of fossil organisms. Examples of fossils and environments could include marine fossils found on dry land, tropical plant fossils found in Arctic areas, and fossils of extinct organisms.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include identification of specific fossils or p
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3rd
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Moon & Sun PebbleGo.com Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of the Moon and Sun, Stars, the Planets, the Solar System, and Space. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE gettin
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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Refugees Webquest- 2019 with Key
Expand your student's understanding of the challenges faced by refugees across the world and how to help them with this webquest from the UNHCR. Perfect anticipatory set or concluding activity for novels like A Long Walk to Water or Refugee.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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CNN Hero Web Quest
CNN Student News does an excellent job of promoting real-life heroes. I have created this document for students to research one of the featured heroes as part of our "What Makes a Hero" unit.
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5th - 8th
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Ruby Bridges PebbleGo Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of Ruby Bridges and Civil Rights. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to use the computers for this!Happ
Grades:
1st - 4th
Heat Wave Building Background Webquest
Before reading the story Heat Wave by Helen Ketteman, have students complete this building background web-quest to learn more about the setting of the story (Kansas) and about heat waves. The websites for the questions are included in the directions for the web-quest. Great way to tie in nonfiction reading with this fun fiction story! While completing the webquest the students will practice using the following reading strategies: questioning, making connections, and visualization.
Grades:
3rd - 4th
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iPhone Manual Technical Text Search
This is a technical text search to be used with the iPhone user manual. This can be done by students individually, in groups, or as a whole class. My students enjoyed this project due to the relevance and the ability to work as a team (I did it as a class race).
Grades:
3rd - 5th
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Ancient World Webquest - Language Arts/Social Studies 6th Grade
This file contains a 3 day lesson, webquest, worksheet, ruberic, and student survey.
In order to explore some of the Modern Wonders of the World, we used the World Wide Web. We found that the most well known and popular where three of the more Modern World Wonders built by man. Using these more popular wonders, we wrapped our Web Quest around the Statue of Liberty, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Eiffel Tower.
First, we provided a base website, so that the students can explore other Wonde
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Martin Luther King Jr. Internet Scavenger Hunt
This is an internet scavenger hunt to go along with MLK Jr. activities. It includes 3 different websites and a video. Website #1 is fill in the blank. Website #2 is a video with questions. Website #3 asks students to find a quote they like and write it down.
Grades:
2nd - 4th
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Webquest for Civil War
Students love using technology whenever they can. I have setup this cool 2 page scavenger hunt/webquest to be used during a Civil War unit. It includes search and find answers and requres students to improve on citing information. The webquest also includes questions that require more flexibility for students to search for info that is interesting to them and would like to know more about. I also use this as an assessment of how well my students can researches a specific topic and present their
Grades:
4th - 6th
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Plants PebbleGo Webquest
**You must have access to PebbleGo.com to use this webquest.**I created this webquest to go along with our study of plants, flowers, gardens, and living things. The log-in directions are at the top of the page (you may want to edit it to include your username and password). Students read the information and fill in the blanks from the webquest.This is a great tool to teach note-taking and to provide scaffolding to students for reading comprehension. The students LOVE getting to use the computers
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Grades:
1st - 3rd
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