WEBQUEST OVERVIEW
The goal of this WEBQUEST is to provide students with learning experiences that are authentic and applicable to real-life.
Students will discover they have a voice, and can affect change. The framework lends itself to adaptations that might be more suitable to other real-life situations or issues.
NET-STANDARDS
MISSOURI STANDARDS
LEARNERS
Students will need these skills: typing
PowerPoint (basic skills)
measuring skills to determine perimeter & area
drawing maps (grid paper); scale, key, compass rose
present meaningful data to a specific audience
MATERIALS
I used the following sites to introduce/engage student interest: WebQuest-CURB APPEAL:Playground Edition
* Note- best to download YouTube segments to avoid pauses during viewing.
A Hard Lesson:Enjoying the Game Despite Limited Resources -YouTube
Change the World in 5 Minutes- Every Day at School - YouTube
10 Philanthropist Who Are Kids- YouTube
ASSESSMENTS
Formative Assessments: Grades were given for: Expert Groups
Safety Council
Landscape Designers
Proposal Writers
Summative Assessments:
PowerPoint (Group Grade)
CREDITS
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Landscape Design: 10 Ideas for Your Playground- The following was adapted from Tracy Themes’ “Let’s Go Outside! Designing the Early Childhood Playground”. In addition, the zoned approach is outlined in Esbenson in his book “The Early Childhood Playground: An Outdoor Classroom”.
Persuasive Handouts used with permission from ReadWriteThink
ALL Pictures were taken at the school site by the students or teacher
The goal of this WEBQUEST is to provide students with learning experiences that are authentic and applicable to real-life.
Students will discover they have a voice, and can affect change. The framework lends itself to adaptations that might be more suitable to other real-life situations or issues.
NET-STANDARDS
MISSOURI STANDARDS
LEARNERS
Students will need these skills: typing
PowerPoint (basic skills)
measuring skills to determine perimeter & area
drawing maps (grid paper); scale, key, compass rose
present meaningful data to a specific audience
MATERIALS
I used the following sites to introduce/engage student interest: WebQuest-CURB APPEAL:Playground Edition
* Note- best to download YouTube segments to avoid pauses during viewing.
A Hard Lesson:Enjoying the Game Despite Limited Resources -YouTube
Change the World in 5 Minutes- Every Day at School - YouTube
10 Philanthropist Who Are Kids- YouTube
ASSESSMENTS
Formative Assessments: Grades were given for: Expert Groups
Safety Council
Landscape Designers
Proposal Writers
Summative Assessments:
PowerPoint (Group Grade)
CREDITS
.
Landscape Design: 10 Ideas for Your Playground- The following was adapted from Tracy Themes’ “Let’s Go Outside! Designing the Early Childhood Playground”. In addition, the zoned approach is outlined in Esbenson in his book “The Early Childhood Playground: An Outdoor Classroom”.
Persuasive Handouts used with permission from ReadWriteThink
ALL Pictures were taken at the school site by the students or teacher
