a vacation in space
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webquest for ed tech 2/2012TRANSCRIPT
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A webquest for 6th grade
Designed by
Elyssa Hilton
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
A Vacation in Space
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Have you ever wanted to visit another planet? Well, now is your chance. You are about to take a two week vacation and have been told you can go to any planet in the solar system. You now get to decide which one will be your destination! Which one will you choose?
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to investigate the planets to determine which would be your choice of destinations.
You will be finding out about each planets atmosphere, what each one is made of, its distance from the sun and whatever else you may find necessary to help in your decision.
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To be able to make an educated decision you will need to follow a process.
Make a list of what the criteria should be for your choice (eg. Atmosphere, how far from the sun, etc.)Using the web, find the information needed about the planetsSome of the sites you should use are:
kidsastronomy.com universetoday.com nasa.gov nineplanets.org planetsforkids.org
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Once you have all the information you need, you will put a presentation together. This presentation should tell us which planet you have chosen and why.
Be prepared to defend your decision
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[Teacher Page] EvaluationMultimedia Project : A Vacation in Space Webquest
Teacher Name: Mrs. HiltonStudent Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1Content Covers topic in-depth
with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.
Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.
Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.
Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.
Organization Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material.
Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed.
Content is logically organized for the most part.
There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.
Attractiveness Makes excellent use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance the presentation.
Makes good use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance to presentation.
Makes use of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract from the presentation content.
Use of font, color, graphics, effects etc. but these often distract from the presentaion content.
Requirements All requirements are met and exceeded.
All requirements are met.
One requirement was not completely met.
More than one requirement was not completely met.
Presentation Well-rehearsed with smooth delivery that holds audience attention.
Rehearsed with fairly smooth delivery that holds audience attention most of the time.
Delivery not smooth, but able to maintain interest of the audience most of the time.
Delivery not smooth and audience attention often lost.
Sources Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. All documented in desired format.
Source information collected for all graphics, facts and quotes. Most documented in desired format.
Source information collected for graphics, facts and quotes, but not documented in desired format.
Very little or no source information was collected.
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You have now investigated planets. You have enough information to make an informed decision about where you would like to visit if you could.
Was this an adventure you might find exciting?What did you learn that you didn’t already know about the planets?What surprised you the most about the planets?
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kidsastronomy.comUniversetoday.comNasa.govNineplanets.orgPlanetsforkids.orgRubistar4teachers.org
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A WebQuest for xth Grade (Put Subject Here)
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Put Your Name HerePut Your E-mail Address Here
Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
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Begin with something that describes the origin of the lesson. For example: This lesson was developed as part of the San Diego Unified School District's Triton Project, a federally funded Technology Innovation Challenge Grant.
In this second paragraph of the introduction, describe briefly what the lesson is about. Remember, the audience for this document is other teachers, not students.
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Describe the grade level and course that the lesson is designed to cover. For example: "This lesson is anchored in seventh grade language arts and involves social studies and math to a lesser extent." If the lesson can easily be extended to additional grades and subjects, mention that briefly here as well.
Describe what the learners will need to know prior to beginning this lesson. Limit this description to the most critical skills that could not be picked up on the fly as the lesson is given.
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1. Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. 2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details and well-structured event sequences.Production and distribution of Writing4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.research to Build and Present Knowledge7. Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects based on focused questions, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.8. Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.range of Writing10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
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You can paste in the process description given to students in the “student” process slide and then interleave the additional details that a teacher might need.
Describe briefly how the lesson is organized. Does it involve more than one class? Is it all taught in one period per day, or is it part of several periods? How many days or weeks will it take? Is it single disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or what?
If students are divided into groups, provide guidelines on how you might do that.If there are misconceptions or stumbling blocks that you anticipate, describe them here and suggest ways to get around them.
What skills does a teacher need in order to pull this lesson off? Is it easy enough for a novice teacher? Does it require some experience with directing debates or role plays, for example?
If you're designing for a one-computer classroom or for pre-readers and are creating a facilitated WebQuest in which the teacher or an aide controls the computer and guides discussion, you can link from here to the Teacher Script page which would contain a printable script for the facilitator to follow.
VariationsIf you can think of ways to vary the way the lesson might be carried out in different situations (lab vs. in-class, for example), describe them here.
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Describe what's needed to implement this lesson. Some of the possibilities:
• Class sets of books• E-mail accounts for all students• Specific software (how many copies?)• Specific hardware (what kind? How many?)• Specific reference material in the classroom or school library• Video or audio materials
If the lesson makes extensive use of specific websites, it would be appropriate to list, describe and link them here.
Describe also the human resources needed. how many teachers are needed to implement the lesson. Is one enough? Is there a role for aides or parents in the room? Do you need to coordinate with a teacher at another school? With a partner in industry or a museum or other entity? Is a field trip designed in as part of the lesson?
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How will you know that this lesson was successful? Describe what student products or performances you'll be looking at and how they'll be evaluated. This, of course, should be tightly related to the standards and objectives you cited above.
You may want to just copy and paste the evaluation section of the student page (Evaluation) into this space and add any clarifications needed for another teacher to make use of this lesson.
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The WebQuest model is best suited for learners who can navigate the Web on their own and can read the kinds of material commonly found on the Web. We can stretch the format to reach primary-aged learners, developmental English Language Learners and special populations by creating a facilitated WebQuest, one that requires an adult or older peer to drive things.
Use this page to create a script for that facilitator. The facilitator would print this page out and use it to guide their progress through the WebQuest.
This page will include step by step directions to the facilitator, including:
• What to say at each point in the process• What to click on• What questions and misconceptions to anticipate• How long to take at each point• When to direct learners to work away from the computer
To help the facilitator, you might want to include screen dumps of particular screens embedded with the directions of what to do at that point.
This page is linked to the Process segment off of the Teacher Page
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Make some kind of summary statement here about the worthiness of this lesson and the importance of what it will teach.
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List here the sources of any images, music or text that you're using. Provide links back to the original source. Say thanks to anyone who provided resources or help.
List any books and other analog media that you used as information sources as well.
Include a link back to The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group so that others can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials.
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