US History Webquests

The Quest for Knowledge	The Nature of a WebQuest
The Internet, unlike any other medium before it, is interactive and accessible to a great deal of people at once. It has the ability to provide endless amounts of information that can be used to motivate students to conduct investigations on any given topic. As an interactive tool for learning, teachers can use the Internet to stimulate creative thought and guide students to develop critical thinking in their "quest" for knowledge. But, how does a teacher tame the nature of the Internet to provide his/her students with a beneficial learning environment?	One model approach for this dilemma is called a WebQuest developed in 1995 by Bernie Dodge of San Diego State University. Simply put, a WebQuest is an inquiry-based activity where students are given a task and provided with access to on-line resources to help them complete the task. It is an ideal way to deliver a lesson over the web. WebQuests are discovery learning tools; they are usually used to either begin or finish a unit of study.
Six (6) Reasons Teachers To Use WebQuests
1. To begin a unit as an anticipatory set; 2. To conclude a unit as a summation; 3. As a collaborative activity in which students create a product which fosters cooperative learning; 4. To teach students how to be independent thinkers since most of the problems encountered in a WebQuest are real-world problems; 5. To increase competency in the use of technology; 6. As a motivational techniques to keep students on task. Source: https://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/web quests/

Webquest	Description	Time Period(s)	Skills Assessed	Individual Pair Small Group	End Product(s)
Webquest - The Constitutional Convention	In Development			Individual Pair Small Group
US History - Manifest Destiny (Westward Expansion) Webquest	The Manifest Destiny Webquest engages students in exploring the causes and effects of the US government policies on Westward Expansion.			Individual Pair Small Group
US History - The Causes of the Civil War Webquest	The Causes of the Civil War Webquest engages students by examining the causes of the Civil War for topics; Slavery, States' Rights, Abolitionist Movement, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Underground Railroad, The Missouri Compromise, Bleeding Kansas, The Raid on Harper's Ferry, Dred Scott Decision, The Election of Abraham Lincoln, and Southern Secession. The students will complete a question workpacket, multiple choice assessment, and a written summary of two causes of the civil war.		Research, Paragraph Writing, Critical Thinking, Assessment Skills	Individual Pair Small Group	Workpacket, Multiple Choice Assessment, Paragraph(s) Summary Writing
US History - The American Civil War InfoQuest				Individual Pair Small Group
US History - The Progressive Era Webquest				Individual Pair Small Group
World Wars Webquest				Individual Pair Small Group
US History Review Webquest				Individual Pair Small Group

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