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WebQuest Title
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Abstract
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Author(s)
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| Basic
Network Design |
Unit to introduce HS students to LAN network design. |
Doug Plunkett |
| Copyright
& Technology Law |
This unit introduces students to copyright as
it applies to electronic sources and formats. |
Steve
Eichhammer |
| Words
Are Not Enough |
Cross-curriculiar unit that involves Art, German and Spanish
students in producing a mural reflecting those cultures. |
Joyce Conklin,
Carolyn Freese, & Linda Pecka |
| Illegal
Immigration |
Students combine Language Arts, Social Studies, and Spanish
skills to take an in-depth look at a problem facing the U.S. today - illegal
immigration. |
Kurt Gulbro |
| Using
the Number "e" for Population Growth Analysis |
Students create mock city council teams to use the number
"e" in predicting future population trends. Students will analyze
the impact of a growing city population. |
Steve Bjork |
| Geo
U |
An integrated unit for high school math and science allows
students to create their own university, from buildings to landscape. |
Steve Bjork &
Tony Robbins |
| Ad
Agency |
This unit integrates 4 curricular areas, art, social studies,
foreign language and business. Students assume the roles of Ad Agency personnel
who's client wishes to go international. Students will address the
cultural, environmental, and economic implications of the development of
a marketing strategy. |
Rebecca Chesko,
Carolyn Freese, Tim Pinnick, Linda Pecka & Thea Roessler |
| What's
in a Word? |
Foreign language students assume the role of translator
for an ad agency. Part of a cross curricular unit that can stand alone as
a WebQuest. |
Linda Pecka |
| The
Lizzie Borden Trial |
Biology and Business Law students conduct criminal investigation
and conduct a mock trial over the famous Borden murders. |
Catrina Eddington
& Tony Robbins |
| Paranormal
& the Internet |
Examine questionable content sites as they
relate to the field of paranormal science. In the process, learn how
to properly evaluate Internet resources. |
Stephen
Eichhammer |
| Besuchen
Sie Uns (Visit us) |
WebQuest for beginning German language classes. Students
take on professional roles to create a travel brochure for each of Germany's
sixteen states. |
Linda Pecka |
| Wheels
for the Future |
High school Consumer Ed students search the Internet to
purchase a vehicle and insure it. Findings are presented in a PowerPoint
format. |
Amie Janssen |
| NASA
& Extraterrestrial Life |
Students examine NASA missions to determine
possible evidence related to alien life. STS-48, the Face on
Mars and the Phoenix Lights are some of the sightings examined. |
Stephen
Eichhammer |
| Fish
in Your Backyard |
WebQuest for high school geometry and field botany students.
They will design an aquatic garden using formulas, ecological design, and
production costs. |
Bob Williams |
| Renting
Your First Apartment |
High school consumer management students go
through the trials and tribulations of renting their first apartment. |
Catrina
Eddington |
| Get
Rich Fast |
High school business students become entrepreneurs as they
create their own businesses. |
Mona Kocher |
| The
Trial of Creon |
Sophomore students become members in a trial of Creon set
in ancient Greece. Background investigation of Greek mythology and
culture give role-playing a realistic meaning. |
Susanne Madding |
| Developing
a Professional Future |
Students in the Interrelated Cooperative Education program
will learn hands-on how to run a business through a fundraiser. The
money earned will be used towards an end of the year banquet for the
junior & senior students with their employers. |
Sarah White |
| Get
a Job! |
Junior and senior high school Consumer Management students
investigate career choices, write resumes, cover letters and conduct mock
interviews. Related college programs are also visited online. |
Catrina Eddington |
| Romeo
& Juliet Scavenger Hunt |
Freshman English students learn about Shakespeare and "Romeo
& Juliet" though an online scavenger hunt. Final products include
an Elizabethan meal and a bulletin board. |
Vicki Vanbrocklin |
Travels
with Forrest Gump -
Creating
a Commemorative Magazine |
Junior and Senior Social Studies students do an online
investigation into the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's decades in America.
Students create a commemorative magazine with their findings. |
Lou Mandle |
| Poetry
Power Point |
Students blend Poetry and Power Point into a multimedia
extravaganza as they develop an interpretation of a poem using Power
Point to convey their interpretations through the use of color, music graphics,
font choices, and animation's.
|
Stuart Murray |
Plan
Your Own Wedding
|
Students learn first hand what it takes to plan a wedding
from the wedding ceremony to the reception and honeymoon.
|
Catrina
Eddington &
Sarah White |
Acting
on Consumer Responsibilities
|
Students learn the major acts enacted to protect consumers
and research a major court case pertaining to one of the acts.
|
Catrina Eddington
&
Sarah White |
Home
Buying
|
Students learn how to search for a house on the Internet. They
must compute an amortization and compare different mortgage loans.
|
Catrina Eddington
&
Sarah White |
Foreign
Language Poetry Power Point
|
Students create an interpretation of a poem in a target
language and express the emotional impact in a Power Point presentation.
|
Linda Pecka |
Foreign
Language Poetry Extra Credit
|
Students of German as a foreign language will translate
a poem and write a parody in the target language for a project grade and
extra credit.
|
Linda Pecka |
