WebQuests

What are WebQuests? And How Do We Create an Exemplary Quest?
A WebQuest is an online learning experience. It is developed for particular instructional levels and is designed to engage students in using online resources to support their inquiry into a particular topic. They are written at the targeted students' comprehension level. The best WebQuests involve students in critical thinking and problem-solving and allow for some measure of choice in both the process and product.

Less effective WebQuests are scavenger or treasure hunts in which students simply answer questions with just the facts and do not engage in application, synthesis, evaluation, or creation of new knowledge.

See the A.3.2 WebQuest PowerPoint on the course modules wiki. (Also available as a Prezi.)

Exemplary WebQuests that meet the criteria found on the A.3.2 WebQuest Rubric:
Sadly, early in the summer of 2012, Zunal.com "upgraded" their product. All of the resources attached to the exemplary WebQuests created by previous 5233 students were deleted. I was able to repair my example, but the others listed below include only the Zunal pages and not the fine resources gathered and documents created by your colleagues.


 * Complete:**

The Beauty of Snow: A Study of Snowflake Scientists - 5th grade WebQuest created by Jamie Lath and Dianne Law (October 2012)

Genocides in the 20th and 21st Centuries - 9th - 12th grade WebQuest created by Dr. M. (revived 14 August 2012)

The Outsiders: Causes, Effects, and Solutions to Violence - 7th-grade WebQuest created by Amy Bearce and Stacy Webb (October 2012)

Mythological Heroic Journey - 7th-grade WebQuest created by Lavada Howell, Danielle Parish, and Tetyana Welge (August 2016)


 * Incomplete as of June 2012:**

American Days of Honor and Remembrance - 3rd - 5th grade created by Nancy Davis and Yvonne O'Hara (Spring 2012)

Energy Crisis 2037! - 3rd - 5th grade WebQuest created by Roger Grape and Edna Rodriguez (Spring 2012)

Mission to the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon- 3rd - 5th grade WebQuest created by Bobbie Johnson and Guadalupe Claflin (Fall 2011)

Searching for Buried Treasure: A Quest for Primary Sources - 6th - 8th grade WebQuest created by Carol Neeland and Eva Price (Spring 2012)

World's Greatest Scholars Take on Ancient Greece - 9th - 12th grade WebQuest created by Kathleen McKim and Jennifer Shaw (Spring 2012)