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Middle school informational text webquests for Microsoft Word
Stamp Act Introduction Web Quest
I created this Web Quest to introduce my students to the Stamp Act. The Web Quest includes 1 video link with questions, 2 websites with questions, a link to an online quiz that follows one of the websites, and an optional essay that can be completed using the information found in the Web Quest. This could be a great stand alone lesson or as an introduction to the Revolutionary War. My students really enjoyed the web quest and better understood the feelings of the colonists and reasons for their
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5th - 8th
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Erosion & Weathering Webquest
This webquest has students actively engaged in analyzing how erosion and weathering can change Earth's surface.
They practice computer skills by scrolling and locating details found within the text.
Students will analyze how Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon are involved in science!
For early finishers, there's an interactive erosion game link.
This activity can be used for differentiated instruction by working in groups, as a center, and scaffolded responses.
Grades:
4th - 7th
Ellis Island Interactive Webquest Research Writing Project
This webquest takes students on an interactive tour of Ellis Island. The first 3 pages of the webquest includes guiding focus questions for students to answer as they tour all the rooms of the main building of Ellis Island. Students will view photographs, listen to oral histories, and analyze data. A reflective essay is also included at the conclusion of the essay which allows students to use integrate and cite evidence from the webquest.
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4th - 12th
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5RI.8 Author's Points and Reasons
5 Day Shared Reading, Close Reading Lesson PlanPassage from National Geographic: Amazon River DolphinsResearch Structure for teaching academic vocabularyRally Coach Partner ReadingWebquest and organizer to find claims and text evidenceVisualizing the Text Evidence for Comprehension and alignment to standard
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4th - 6th
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Webquest: Fahrenheit 451 / Ray Bradbury / Dystopian Lit
Use this webquest as an introductory activity to the novel and its many themes and concepts.
It is uploaded as a Word document so you may adjust to fit your curriculum and instruction, or so students may work on and submit an electronic copy.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
The Oral Tradition: Webquest
Perfect as an introductory activity for units about folklore, fairy tales, myth, and legends. This webquest asks students to explore three specific websites in order to learn more about the oral tradition. While this webquest was initially created for an English classroom, it would work extremely well in a History or Social Studies class.
Then, students must use their internet search savvy in order to find and define various types of people or objects that deal with the oral tradition from ar
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8th - 12th
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Alcatraz WebQuest- Can tie in with Al Capone Does My Shirts
Before reading the novel Al Capone Does My Shirts, the students learn information through websites and videos regarding Al Capone and other notorious gangsters.
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4th - 8th
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Civil Rights Movement Timeline with activities and links - Web Quest/Virtual
~9 days worth of activities depending on how you split it upThis assignment goes through the Civil Rights Movement timeline, focusing in on the following events/individuals:-Emmett Till-Rosa Parks-Little Rock Nine-Ruby Bridges-Martin Luther King Jr. -Malcolm XThe Word document includes links and spots for students to record their answers. The resource works well for online learning or Web Quests. It is an editable Word document, so you can add and delete resources based on your needs. The first
Grades:
4th - 12th, Higher Education
Info Reading Text - How Many Died in the Revolutionary War? Digital
An informational text article, or digital web quest, examining how many soldiers died during the American Revolution, including how they died, prevention methods, and more! A great supplement, fill in, extra credit, or substitute teaching plan for any subject. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Info Reading Text - Weird History: 7 Torture Devices, Real and Mythical Digital
An informational text article, or digital web quest, about 7 Famous Torture Devices, focusing on the evidence about their actual existence, use, purpose, and more! A great supplement, fill in, extra credit, or substitute teaching plan for any subject. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
Grades:
7th - 12th
Elections: A History of American Voting Methods Web Quest
An informational text article (digital web quest) about how voting has been conducted in American history. Great for a government or history class. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. The information is from History.com, the questions are mine.
Grades:
7th - 12th
College Scavenger Hunt and Research
This is a great high interest and authentic online scavenger hunt for upper elementary to middle school students. Skills addressed are: authentic informational text, online search strategies, navigating a website and reading for information.
With a variety of activities included students use a search engine like Google to find information and take notes, explore college campuses using Google Earth, navigate college websites searching for specific information and key details and can present the
Grades:
4th - 8th
How the Iroquois Confederacy Inspired the US Constitution (Digital)
An informational text article (digital web quest) about the connections between the US Constitution and the Iroquois Confederacy. A great activity for studying US Government, Native Americans, a supplement, fill in, or substitute teaching plan anytime! This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. The information is from history.com, the questions are mine. MS Word doc for easy editing.
Grades:
8th - 12th
Info Reading Text - Halloween: Salem Witch Trials - What caused the Hysteria?
An informational text article (digital web quest) about the Salem Witch Trials, focusing on how and why the trials took place based on Puritan life, political changes, and more! A great supplement, fill in, extra credit, or substitute teaching plan for any subject. The information is from the History Channel's website, the questions are mine. Can also be used as a web quest using the history.com website. MS Word doc for easy editing.
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7th - 12th
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The Cask of Amontillado Webquest - iPad
This is a webquest for The Cask of Amontillado. Students will research Edgar Allan Poe, Carnival, and the Catacombs. This is a great activity for the use of iPads.
Grades:
7th - 11th, Staff
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Harlem Renaissance WebQuest Modern Day Connections
I used this in my 11th grade English class after reading several short stories from the Harlem Renaissance. I wanted to tie the unit to current events, so that students could see the connections between the themes from that time period to today.
The activity contains a list of several different Internet articles that have to do with race and current race relations. Students choose a title, then search for it, and complete the questions while reading. Students evaluate the author's argument and
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8th - 12th
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Mexican Revolution Webquest
I used this webquest as a pre-reading activity for Esperanza Rising. However, it could be used to supplement any lesson that revolves around Mexico's history.
Grades:
5th - 8th
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Literary Analysis Webquest for any novel
This is a fantastic webquest that is generic enough to use with any novel literary analysis. It is an ideal end of novel individual assessment for students. PLEASE NOTE: this is a link to a live webquest website. The preview is just the four tasks that are included on the webquest. To receive the link, you must pay for the full version. This link can then be shared with your students. The online version includes multiple links in the resources as well as graphic organizers, and attachments that
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6th - 10th
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THREE DAY NO PREP! Help Our Planet WebQuest
This is a three day WebQuest for elementary and middle school students. It involves analyzing charts, watching videos, and reading articles and answering questions. Topics it covers include: global warming, recycling, plastic in our oceans, Flint's water crisis and what kids can do to change the world!
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2nd - 9th
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Also included in:Â NO PREP! WEBQUEST BUNDLE
FBI-CIA-CSI Research Packet
My 4th grade son desperately wants to be an agent . . . I think he's an agent of destruction (based on the current state of my living room). In order to give him some guidance, I created this self-directed web-quest packet so I could attend to my district training and he could figure out what his future career will be.It is a two-column format: the left hand column includes kid-friendly web links, all of which have been previewed for appropriate content. The right hand side includes fill-in s
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3rd - 9th
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Webquest: Homer's Odyssey
This is a great introduction lesson for students before they read Homer's Odyssey. Building background knowledge is one of the keys to reading comprehension. When you have more knowledge to make connections to while you read, you are more likely to understand and remember that information you have read. This online activity will help students build their knowledge of Homer, literature terms, life in ancient Greece, and Greek mythology.
Uses the website: http://odyssey-webquest.weebly.com
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6th - 10th
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Anne Frank WebQuest & Interactive tour of the Anne Frank House w/EASEL & KEY
Prior to reading The Diary of Anne Frank, this WebQuest using the Anne Frank Museum website acquaints students with Anne Frank and her family and other characters involved in her story. The worksheet provides links and images to help students navigate through the virtual tour of the annex, which includes interesting facts and actual photos from the annex. It also includes questions about the other characters involved in the story.To assign, you can use the printable download or assign as an EAS
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6th - 11th
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Also included in:Â The Diary of Anne Frank the play UNIT BUNDLE with supplemental readings
Maniac Magee History Extension Webquest
This is a History Extension for the novel Maniac Magee based on the Children's Crusade of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
The first book Amanda let Maniac borrow was on the Children's Crusade. Most students are unaware of what this event was at this time in their lives. This webquest guides students through learning what civil rights are, what the African-American Civil Rights Movement was, and what the Children's Crusade was. It also asks students to make inferences by explaining
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5th - 7th
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WebQuest - History in the 1930's
History in the 1930's WebQuest!I love WebQuests! I have my students complete this prior to starting our To Kill A Mockingbird unit. This quest has students briefly look at topics such as, Scottsboro Boys, The Great Depression, and Jim Crow Laws. It's just a quick little introduction for students before we dive into the novel.This would also be a great activity to have students complete before discussing the 1930's and the Great Depression.There are 19 questions total for students to answer!
Grades:
7th - 10th
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