A WebQuest Designed for Sixth Grade
By Sara Shreve
Outline:
I.
Introduction
II.
Task
III.
Process
IV.
Resources
V.
Evaluation
VI.
Conclusion
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You
are living in the state of Michigan.
Maybe you were even born here.
You probably know A LOT about this great state, but I bet you don’t know
everything. Here’s your chance
to learn some new and interesting information about The Great Lakes State.
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You will use resources from the classroom and the web to learn about the state of Michigan. Your assignment will be to answer the eight questions provided.
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1. Print a copy of the Michigan WebQuest worksheet. (Record your answers here.)
2. Visit the www.50states.com website and click on Michigan. Use this page to find out the origin of our state’s name.
3. Thousands of years ago, strange animals roamed Michigan. Use the second website to figure out what kind of animals they were and how scientist learned about them.
4. Utilize the FactFinder website to research the population of Michigan in the year 2000.
5. Did you know that Michigan’s state animal is the wolverine? Have you ever seen one? Watch the video clip on wolverines to learn more about them.
6. Michigan has its own racetrack that hosts national races like NASCAR. Visit the Michigan International Speedway (MIS) website. From the main page, click Track Info to read about MIS.
7. Michigan is a set of two peninsulas, meaning that each is surrounded by water on three sides. That’s a lot of beaches! Use the World Book Encyclopedia to find how much shoreline we really have.
8. Because of all this water, we need a way to get from one peninsula to the other. Michigan’s solution to this problem is the world’s longest suspension bridge, the Mackinac Bridge. Learn more about the bridge at its own official website. (You may want to visit the Facts & Figures Page)
9. Use all of the previous resources to write a paragraph convincing someone to visit Michigan. You may do a little research of your own using Google to search the web.
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· isd.ingham.k12.mi.us/~99mich
· World Book Encyclopedia
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1 – 5 pts |
6 – 10 pts |
11 – 15 pts |
16 – 20 pts |
Your Score: |
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Completed Answers (1 – 7) |
Completed less than 3 answers. |
Completed 3 or 4 answers. |
Completed 5 or 6 answers. |
Completed 7 or 8 answers. |
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Correct Answers (1 – 7) |
Answered less than 2 questions
correctly. |
Answered 2 or 3 questions
correctly. |
Answered 4 or 5 questions
correctly. |
Answered all or most of the
questions correctly. |
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Convincing Paragraph* |
Poor writing, and not enough
information. |
Writing needed improvement, and
information was incomplete. |
Writing was good, and included some
good information. |
Very well written, and included
quality information. |
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Your Total Score (out
of 60 points): 0 – 35: F / 36
– 41: D / 42 – 47: C / 48 – 53: B / 54 – 60: A |
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* Graded using the standard guidelines for Language
Arts.
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I. Conclusion:
Now that you’ve done some research, you should have added some fresh facts about Michigan to the personal library in your head.
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