WebQuest
Click to go to WebQuest
Introduction
This is a WebQuest I created to be used in my 7th and 8th grade science classroom. Through completing this WebQuest, students will understand the how the composition and characteristics of the Earth's atmosphere make it possible to sustain life. Students will also learn about the chemical composition and structure of the atmospheres of the other planets in our Solar System, and use this information to determine whether or not life could actually be found on other planets. This WebQuest promotes collaborative learning amoung students as each student will research a particual part for the group's final PowerPoint presentation on their conclusion to the question as to whether the United States could suffer from an attack from life forms on another planet.
Context
This WebQuest was created as an assignment in a course I took Summer of 2010, Adapting Innovative Technology to Education. The purpose of this assignment was to teach us how WebQuests are designed and how they can support independent or collaborative learning in the classroom. One key component of quality WebQuest design is that it is not just a change in the format the learning objective is delivered, but a difference in the way the students access and interact with the content. The phrase "change without difference" was used frequently in discussing WebQuests because some simply put text into a digital format and the learning could have just as easily been done from reading out of a book or packet. The challenge for us was to take the content, and have the students engage with it in such a way that they could not without the use of a computer; in order for the WebQuest to truly be change that made a difference!
Educational Application
WebQuests can be used in several ways to support teaching and learning in the classroom:
1. Independent Learning: Students who are working on a different or accelerated curriculum from the rest of the class can be assigned to complete a
WebQuest to learn at their own pace. Teachers can make their own WebQuests to support their students' learning needs or they can search for
free pre-created WebQuests. WebQuests can be found for all grade-levels and disciplines.
2. Collaborative Learning: Some WebQuests are designed for students to work in small groups and share information in order to complete a final
prodduct to demonstrate the group's understanding of the subject. Many argue this is the best version of a WebQuest as collaborative work promotes
social learning and fosters communication skills.
Technologies Used
* Google Sites
* Google Images
* You Tube
This is a WebQuest I created to be used in my 7th and 8th grade science classroom. Through completing this WebQuest, students will understand the how the composition and characteristics of the Earth's atmosphere make it possible to sustain life. Students will also learn about the chemical composition and structure of the atmospheres of the other planets in our Solar System, and use this information to determine whether or not life could actually be found on other planets. This WebQuest promotes collaborative learning amoung students as each student will research a particual part for the group's final PowerPoint presentation on their conclusion to the question as to whether the United States could suffer from an attack from life forms on another planet.
Context
This WebQuest was created as an assignment in a course I took Summer of 2010, Adapting Innovative Technology to Education. The purpose of this assignment was to teach us how WebQuests are designed and how they can support independent or collaborative learning in the classroom. One key component of quality WebQuest design is that it is not just a change in the format the learning objective is delivered, but a difference in the way the students access and interact with the content. The phrase "change without difference" was used frequently in discussing WebQuests because some simply put text into a digital format and the learning could have just as easily been done from reading out of a book or packet. The challenge for us was to take the content, and have the students engage with it in such a way that they could not without the use of a computer; in order for the WebQuest to truly be change that made a difference!
Educational Application
WebQuests can be used in several ways to support teaching and learning in the classroom:
1. Independent Learning: Students who are working on a different or accelerated curriculum from the rest of the class can be assigned to complete a
WebQuest to learn at their own pace. Teachers can make their own WebQuests to support their students' learning needs or they can search for
free pre-created WebQuests. WebQuests can be found for all grade-levels and disciplines.
2. Collaborative Learning: Some WebQuests are designed for students to work in small groups and share information in order to complete a final
prodduct to demonstrate the group's understanding of the subject. Many argue this is the best version of a WebQuest as collaborative work promotes
social learning and fosters communication skills.
Technologies Used
* Google Sites
* Google Images
* You Tube