This is what I am thinking for my WebQuest. I think that I am going to do a day in the life of...for social studies. In 4th grade they learn about Utah history. I think I would do it four around 1860, a couple of years after the pioneers reached Utah. I want the students to be able to choose who they want to 'be'. I think that my options will be: mountain man, pioneer, and native american. I might even sub divide them with pioneer woman, pioneer man, Ute, Goshute, Shoshoni, Navajo, and Paiute. The students would click on the character they want to 'be' and read about them. For their project they can choose 3 out of 7 things to complete.1. Write a daily schedule that you live by
2. Write about the foods you eat and what you need to eat them (ingredients, cookware)
3. Create your place of dwelling (this can be a drawing or a 3d replica)
4. Look up and write down 5 words that are in your 'lingo' or language. Define the words and write them in sentences.
5. Create a mini fashion show of your wardrobe throughout the year.
6. Draw a self portrait and write a mini biography
7. Write a story about what would happen if your 1860 self woke up and was in 2010.
Let me know what you think!!!
I love your idea! This would be a great WebQuest and I think the kids will really get into it! I might have to remember this if I teach the fourth grade!
ReplyDeleteI really like your idea. It gets the students really involved and they will be learning all this interesting stuff and having some fun. It sounds like it would work out well.
ReplyDeleteI like your ideas as well. It fits in perfectly with what they are learning and it would give them a more hands on approach to the topic.
ReplyDeleteWow that would be a fun activity. Maybe you could have them "be" a pioneer child. That might make it mean a little more to them, to compare between their life and the life of a pioneer child.
ReplyDeleteLiz, this sounds way fun. Seriously take advantage of that class and school haha. But if you have any ideas for me for 2nd grade...I would love it haha
ReplyDeletethis sounds like a very good idea. it seems like it would target both social studies content and creative writing very well. The only question i would have is if it might be too time-consuming to gather enough reputable links for each of the people that are included in your webquest. Also, it might be challenging to make a universal rubric that you can use to grade the diversity of projects that the student create, so you might need to create multiple rubrics.
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