Webquest Padlet for EDI633 by Kim K. https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i After exploring the various WebQuests (found under Web Resources in this Blackboard site), identify two webquests that you would use when teaching Social Studies. In your Padlet entry, you will be making two separate entries which include the website address, the title of the webquest, the objectives of the webquest, and how you would use this in your unit, or how you would use it when teaching Social Studies. en-us 2018-03-26 14:53:31 UTC 2019-07-17 16:17:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Going Buggy Webquest rickstam1 https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370659684 This activity has students exploring the incests that live in their area and learning about what they look like, eat where they live, etc. This could be tied into social studies when studying communities in lower elementary (ex. where in our communities can these bugs live?) or while studying the state in upper elementary. This would be a great way to blend science and social studies!]]> 2019-07-09 17:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370659684 Explore the Louisiana Purchase rickstam1 https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370660439 This is a great group-centered webquest! Students each have a job in a real-life profession that would've been influencing this exploration. A great way to bring history to life with some role-playing and imagination!]]> 2019-07-09 18:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370660439 Anasazi Culture aaldekel https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370688355 In this webquest students will explore the Anasazi people of the Manitou Cliff Dwellings.  They will learn about the culture of the people and create a theory as to why they disappeared They will then present findings in a newspaper article.  I would not use this in my unit plan, however I could see creating a webquest similar to this for local tribes.  I see it being used as a performance assessment at the end of my unit on Native Americans as it can introduce the next unit of French exploration.   (Tiers)]]> 2019-07-10 01:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370688355 Grand Rapids Scavenger Hunt aaldekel https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370689143 This is a wonderful scavenger hunt that has students explore their community, if that community is Grand Rapids.  It is written for 3-5 graders, but you could do something similar to it for 1-2 graders as the standards for these grades might align better.  This could be used to hook students into a unit on their local community.  (Tiers)]]> 2019-07-10 01:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370689143 United States Symbols, Holidays and People https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370784625 This Webquest sounds like a great time for students. They will be learning about different symbols and important people in United States history. The students will work together to create quilt squares to present a project to help immigrants understand our important symbols. The students will be assigned groups and explore together to create and present the final project. (Dieterly)]]> 2019-07-10 20:07:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370784625 New Years Webquest https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370785308 Although the language in this Webquest makes it sound like it is geared towards an older grade, I think this would be an awesome activity for first graders. The students research different New Years traditions of multiple cultures. Students are grouped into teams and are then “hired” as part of a travel agency. The students need to produce a project/presentation that will encourage the other students to book a trip to their country to celebrate New Years. This project will require a lot of hands on research and participate on the part of the teacher to help provide the tools for the students to be successful. Parents may even be need to be involved. This would be a great way to discuss diversity and cultural differences. (Dieterly) ]]> 2019-07-10 20:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370785308 Symbols, Holidays, People kelleyta1 https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370785902 I think this Webquest is great for younger elementary students and learning about not only the historical aspect of social studies, but also getting into the cultural aspects of social studies. (Barnhill)]]> 2019-07-10 20:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370785902 Shapes & Colors kelleyta1 https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370786005 This is a great option for kindergarten, and even Pre-K. It integrates so many of the basic ideas that students are required to learning in pre-k and kindergarten with aspects of social studies, like our civic duties and reasons for rules. (Barnhill)]]> 2019-07-10 20:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370786005 Civil War Crier https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370797450 This could help students develop a better understanding how the Civil war took place. It offers the student primary documents and internet materials to help the students develop a deeper connections with the topic. I think Webquest is a great resource for the students to discover the information. I plan to use in my classroom to help the students research about a Civil War battle. Warber]]> 2019-07-11 00:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370797450 My community https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370798401 I think it could be interesting for the students to think about how they would create their very own community. This lesson would work with civics, history, economics, and geography as to figure the best approach for designing your community. This project would have a lot of planning, researching, and team building opportunities as how they will develop their community. I would this lesson when we are doing a unit about our community. Warber ]]> 2019-07-11 00:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370798401 Grand Rapids Scavenger Hunt by Sara Wynia cyrenajohnson24 https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370800130 First of all, this webquest is a fantastic way to get to know Grand Rapids!  I will be teaching a third grade classroom, and this third grade level webquest is a great lesson aid.  Sara has it organized so that students know when to work individually and when to work as groups.  She has us looking at maps and hot spots (such as the Civic Theatre) and getting images of these hot spots. The result of the webquest is that students are making maps, following the third grade standards of map reading and making (including a compass rose, key, and symbols).  This is such a great task, and my third graders could truly benefit from knowing their own city!  (Cyrena Johnson)]]> 2019-07-11 00:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370800130 So You Want To Compete in the Olympics by Linda Starr cyrenajohnson24 https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370800881 This webquest is meant to be done in groups of 4 students. Each picks a sport and embarks on an educational journey into the amount of training and discipline needed to succeed at that sport. The webquest includes an incredible amount of resources for the students from dietary information to sports training. I will be teaching 3rd grade, but this is a supreme webquest for upper elementary students and middle school students because it can assist in the teaching of planning, goal-setting, and perseverance. Students need to know that it takes a great deal of work to be successful, and they will learn so much extra along the way with this webquest. Also, students will obtain more practice presenting through the presentation portion. (Cyrena Johnson)]]> 2019-07-11 01:08:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370800881 United States Symbols machinsl https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370803684 This is a great resource for students in the lower elementary. It starts by telling the kids they are having a "welcome to America day" for new immigrant families. It helps the students welcome kids from other cultures while learning about special days and symbols we celebrate in our country! (Machinski)]]> 2019-07-11 01:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370803684 Grand Rapids Scavenger Hunt machinsl https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370804152 What a great way for kids to learn about their community and local landmarks.  This is great for kids because it helps them work by themselves and with a group.  There are a ton of social studies components in this webquest, reading a map, following a map and learning about the history of Grand Rapids! I can see using this in my future classroom!! (Machinski)]]> 2019-07-11 01:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370804152 Preserving Earth's Natural Resources andesama https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370816288 I love how this starts out with the requirement to pretend you are a reporter! Students enjoy acting out certain things so this would be great! I love how this breaks it down step by step so the student knows what they should be doing and in what order. I think this would help the students stay organized. Essentially, this requires students to research ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle Earth's natural resources. I think people need to be educated on how to reduce, reuse, and recycle so I would love to do something like this in my future social studies classroom! (Anderson)]]> 2019-07-11 03:59:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370816288 Going Buggy andesama https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370816794 I love how this starts out with the students being asked to create a bug guide! How fun for the students and what a great hook to get them excited! They are requested to make an insect field guide on the insects they see in their area. I would love to have the students explore the school grounds and find insects they want to look-up. This could be a great hands-on activity. The students could create a field guide and hang on to it so when they are on walks with family or friends they could tell them about certain insects! This could even lead into a small research project of an insect of their choice! (Anderson)]]> 2019-07-11 04:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370816794 United States Symbols wrighjar https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370834314 The objective of the Webquest is to get students familiar with items that symbolize the United States.  The Webquest also introduces a few holidays to students.

I would use this Webquest to not only help to develop my student’s technology literacy, but to gain more insight on the holidays of Martin Luther King Day, Independence Day, and Presidents’ Day.  The website would also help to reinforce their understandings on how symbols work, and what symbols are popular to America.
(Wright)

]]> 2019-07-11 07:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370834314 So You Want To Compete in the Olympics wrighjar https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370835142 The objective of this Webquest is to give students information on what they need to do to compete at a chosen Olympic sport.  It also gives links in which children can view the history of the Olympics.

I would use this Webquest on years that have had or will have the Olympic competition.  I feel that the Olympics is a naturally engaging event to school aged students.  Thus, I hope to harness that engagement with this Webquest.   I mostly likely would also incorporate a few math questions on Olympic stats and history.
(Wright)
]]> 2019-07-11 07:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370835142 Going Buggy https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370854825 Going Buggy ask students to identify and create a bug guide. Young adolescents typically have curious minds and love to pick up things when they should not. I think this is a fun way to incorporate science and geography around their school or neighborhoods. Another positive of the task is they are working in groups which is teaching them teamwork, social interaction, and collaborative learning. Upon finishing the web quest and equipping students with a little more bug knowledge I think they could have a take home assignment where they have to identify a bug around their house.  (Wallach)

]]> 2019-07-11 11:25:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370854825 So You Want to Compete in the Olympics? https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370856066 The objective of this WebQuest is to help prepare students mentally and physically for competition. A lot of schools  do field days so I could see myself using this source as a build up to an event like that. I think this would be great for lesson to pair with history while teaching students about diversity and goals. Using a topic and event of this nature is a great lead in to explaining dedication and adversity athletes face in order to achieve this level of excellence. The activity mentions working as a team and although several events in the Olympics are individual events we have seen other countries support each other in good times and bad. This would be a good example to show students the act of teamwork and sportsmanship in another form. (Wallach)]]> 2019-07-11 11:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/370856066 Shapes and Colors lehmannm https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/371463486 The objective of this webquest is to help children to recognize different shapes within the community that surrounds them and why they are important. If my unit was focused on community, this would be a great way to integrate other subjects into my lessons! We could talk about the world around us, look at where our school is located on a map, and then highlight all of the different shapes we see. This webquest connects information from multiple content areas, giving children even more opportunities for learning! ]]> 2019-07-17 15:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/371463486 United States Symbols, Holidays, and People lehmannm https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/371464173 The objective of this webquest is to inform students about the culture of the United States, different national symbols, the people who make up our country, and the holidays we celebrate. This webquest opens up with an explanation about an immigrant family coming to the country and the student's job is to teach them all about america. The one thing I would be weary of when teaching this in a classroom, is to keep religion out of the celebration of the holidays mentioned. This would be a great way to introduce the flag and many other national symbols. ]]> 2019-07-17 16:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kenwardk/pkhpx5ucbx6i/wish/371464173