TEDU500: WebQuest Examples

Workshop in Education
Introduction to Online Skills and Research

Instructor: Jill Baedke

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 23284

CyberHunt Activites | WebQuests | Project-Based Learning Activities

These web-based activities were written in Microsoft Word using the hyperlink feature to launch the sites. We realize that sites may change or questions may not match your content area. The authors of these projects give you permission to edit the questions or sites to suit your curriculum and student's needs. All sites were active during the semester listed.

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The students of TEDU 500 Workshop in Education: Introduction to Online Skills and Research hope that you will enjoy their web-based activities.


	*GRADES K- 5*

TITLE	*Content Area*	*Grade or VA SOL*	*Author*	*Date*
Beautiful, Beautiful, Butterflies	Science	K	Dodie Whitt	Spring 2003
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle	Science	K	Elizabeth Windom	Spring 2003
In Search of Animals that Hatch	Science	K6	Renita Best	Spring 2004
Invention Convention	Science	K.10	Jan Schreiber	Fall 2004
Amazing Plants	Science	1	Jessica Henry	Spring 2003
Earth Day Extravaganza	Science	1	Lara Ivey	Spring 2003
The Four Seasons	Science	1.7c	Nicole Lantz	Fall 2004
Seasons	Science	1.7	Kathryn Bolton	Fall 2005
Got Frog?	Science	2.1	Mindi Montoro	Spring 2004
Ready Set Grow	Science	2.4	Nancy Bruce	Spring 2005
From Egg to Butterfly	Science	2.4	Kimberly Clem	Fall 2005
Life Cycle of a Frog	Science	2.4	Janine Venti	Spring 2006
Life Cycle of the Butterfly	Science	2.4	Debra Carper	Fall 2004
Plants	Science	2.4	Vicky Hughes	Spring 2003
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!	Science	2.4	JoAnne Smith	Fall 2003
Poking Around the Pond	Science	3.6	Michelle Beverage	Fall 2003
Simple Machines	Science	3.2	Mary Southward	Spring 2004
Snowflake Bentley	Science	3.9	Becky Waltenbaugh	Fall 2005
Plant Party	Science	4.4	Kim Ramsey	Spring 2006
Water Pollution	Science	4.6	Debra Williams	Fall 2003
Light Waves	Science	5.3	Jennifer Maddux	Spring 2006
The Changing Earth	Science	5.7	Amy Gordon	Fall 2004
This WebQuest Rocks!	Science	5.7	David Dejnozka	Spring 2004
Water Wonders	Science	5.5	Trish Fallis	Spring 2005
Kingdomality WebQuest	Science	5.5	Mary Monroe	Spring 2004

Holiday Mission Possible	Social Studies	K.1	Melanie McCormack	Fall 2003
Patriotic Symbols	Social Studies	1.11a	Kimberly Wilkerson	Fall 2004
Experiencing the Holidays	Social Studies	1.3	Lisa Sneider	Fall 2005
Let's Take a Trip	Social Studies	2.5	Jami Hyndshaw	Spring 2005
Native Americans	Social Studies	2.2	Diane Woods	Spring 2006
Egyptian Prymids	Social Studies	2.1	Mary Butterworth	Spring 2006
Chinese Instruments	Social Studies/Music	2.8/2.1	Anne Webb	Fall 2005
Jamestown Your Way	Virginia Studies	3	Michele Moore	Fall 2003
Carry Me Back to "Old Virginia"	Virginia Studies	4.3	Debbie Smith	Fall 2003
The Civil War Report	Virginia Studies	4.4	Marci Rosenthal	Fall 2003
Virginia Is for Lovers	Virginia Studies	4	Mary Ellen Jones	Spring 2003
Patriots and Presidents	Social Studies	4	Rhonda Riddick	Spring 2003
Life of the Soldier during the Civil War	Social Studies	US1.9	Regina Hart	Fall 2004
Civil War	Social Studies	VS.7	Amy Casteel	Fall 2004

Measure	Math	K.8	Heather Childress	Fall 2004
Castles for Sale	Math	4.11,4.13	Ginger Sanderson	Spring 2005

Humpty Dumpty	Language Arts	K.1	Judy Christopher	Fall 2005
Panda Newspaper	Language Arts	1.12	Anne Loeser	Fall 2005
Powerful and Playful Poetry	Language Arts	4	Carla Traynham	Spring 2003
Author Quest	Language Arts	4.2	Stacey Robertson	Fall 2005
Growing a "Poet-tree"	Language Arts	5.5	Ellen Whitener	Fall 2005
Exploring Poetry	Language Arts	5.5	Cindy Baxter	Spring 2004


	*GRADES 6 - 8*

TITLE	*Content Area*	*Grade or VA SOL*	*Author*	*Date*
Fast Foods and Nutrition	Health	MS	Sterling Dunn	Spring 2003
Nutrition Quest	Health	6.2	Matt Baedke	Fall 2005
Nutrition and You	Health	6.9	Gary Swain	Spring 2004
Physical Activities Solution	Health	7.2	Judith Isbell	Fall 2005
Snacking Well with Diabetes	Health	8.1	Shannon Jones	Spring 2006
Start Your Engines	Math	MS	Virginia Lewis	Spring 2003
Shop Till You Drop	Math	MS	Laura Trice	Spring 2003
Exact Value or It’s About Which to Use?	Math	6.4	Sheeran Flournoy	Spring 2004
Cookie Sale	Math	6.1	Marita Hardy	Spring 2004

Planets	Science	MS	John Obenchain	Spring 2004
See the World	Geography	MS	Linda Gulick	Spring 2003
African Americans Who Made a Difference	Social Studies	6.10	Michelle Martin	Fall 2003
United States History	Social Studies	US1.5b	Lara Brooks	Spring 2005
United States History	Social Studies	USII.5d	Jennifer Whitaker	Spring 2005
Writing a Presidential Speech	US Government	USGov 1	Beth Ford	Spring 2004

A Smorgasbord of Vocabulary	English	6.3	Tina Griffiin	Spring 2004
New Explorers - A World Tour	English	6.1	Pat Hassan	Spring 2004
Mystery Writer	English	7.1	Anne Henderson	Spring 2005
A Treasured Recipe	English	8.5	Elizabeth Jones	Fall 2005
Music Newsletter	Music	MS	Ryan Fagan	Spring 2006


	*GRADES 9 - 12*

TITLE	*Content Area*	*Grade or VA SOL*	*Author*	*Date*
Interview with an American Composer	Music	IB24	Steven Bolas	Fall 2005
NH-1 Behind the Music Interviews	Music	IAD.20	Emily Marek	Spring 2005
My Summer in Spain	Spanish I	I.8	Valerie Bryant	Spring 2005
A Trip to Madrid	Spanish I	SI.12	Kim Gallagher	Spring 2006
Mexican Muralist	Spanish I	SI.7	Brenda Witherspoon	Fall 2004

To Rent or not to Rent?	Math	HS	Linda Hart	Spring 2003
Not So Random After All	Math	G-2	Ann Swain	Spring 2005

Health Awareness Contest	Health	9.1	Carla Henderson	Fall 2003
My Life as a Red Blood Cell	Life Science	L.S.2	Eric Whiteside	Spring 2005
Biomes	Biology	9a-e	Cindy Cain	Spring 2006

At the Constitutional Convention	US History	USI.7	Sarah Leahey	Spring 2006
Civil Rights	VA and US History	VUS.13	Patty Weir	Spring 2006
Virginia Indians	US History	HS	Tom Illmensee	Spring 2004

Let's Build a Career Portfolio	English	HS 10.4	Terry Rock	Spring 2004
Preventing Plagiarism	English	9.7	Vickie Cosgrove	Spring 2004
Animal Farm	English	10.1	Janel Nellen	Spring 2005
Catching Holden	English	10.7	Jeanine Turner	Fall 2004
Searching for a Job	English	10.10	Angela Manson	Spring 2006
Finding the Ideal Job	English	11.1	Sheila Holmes	Fall 2004
John Steinbeck	English	11.10	Sharon Spanberger	Spring 2005
Victoian Era Daily News	English	12.3	Miriam Ashworth	Spring 2006
Find Your Romantic Twin	English	12.3	Mary Mordica	Spring 2006

Graphic Imaging	Graphic Imaging	HS	Cecil Carter	Fall 2005
US Economy	CE	CE.10	Alycia Wright	Spring 2005
International Trade WebQuest	Advanced Marketing	HS	Kerri Rosenzweig	Spring 2003

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