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A WebQuest is defined as an "inquiry oriented activity in which all or most of the resources are Internet-based". The format was designed by Dr. Bernie Dodge; creator of The WebQuest Page.

 

SAMPLE QUESTS FOR DISCUSSION

Apples! Apples!
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/Apples/apples.htm

Come Visit New Jersey!
http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/mentoring/VisitNJ.htm

Sharks - What's on the Menu?
http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/mentoring/sharks.htm

Names & Legends Behind the Planets
http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/mentoring/planets.htm

We Need This Rainforest!
http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/mentoring/rainforest.htm

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/mentoring/GuessWho.htm

The Human Body Corporation WebQuest
http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/mentoring/HumanBody.htm

A Tale to Be Told
http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/nixa.k12.mo.us/sullivan/tales/index.htm

Ancient Eqypt Webquest
http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm

WEBQUEST RESOURCES

Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank tool that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Internet, gathering good Internet links, and turning them into online learning activities. This is a great way to post your own WebQuests if you don't have access to a server because they will host it for you for free!

WebQuest Rubric
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquestrubric.html

Matrix of Example WebQuests
http://webquest.org/ (use "search" on left)

Teacher Resources - WebQuests
http://www.ouc.bc.ca/tltc/tr/webquest

WebQuests
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests.html

Why WebQuests? Article
http://www.ozline.com/webquests/intro.html

Other Activities:

List of Virtual Field Trips http://www.mcvts.org/ettc/virtual.htm

CyberHunt Teachers' Library http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/cyberhunt.htm
Bring the Web into your classroom with Internet-based activities for middle- and upper-grade students. Students can begin at www.scholastic.com/cyberhuntkids.

Mrs. O's House http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/index.html This site is dedicated to developing and providing information and activities for children and teens. The Internet Hunts cover a wide variety of topics and challenges. Puzzles and projects are online computer & nature activities for kids.

Internet Hunt Activities http://homepage.mac.com/cohora/ext/internethunts.html

Intro to Internet Scavenger Hunts & WebQuests (ETTC workshop)

Internet Scavenger Hunts (Education World) http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/hunt.shtml

Web-Based Projects http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/

Additional WebQuest projects done by our ETTC

Watch out for plagarism!

 

Quests last updated: December 3, 2009