Webquest designed for the grade 6 and 7 classroom.


Introduction
Tasks
Process
Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion
Teacher's Corner


EXTENSIONSADAPTATIONSOUTCOMESADVICE
Extensions
  1. Using what you have learned, make an informed decision as an individual about whether or not to implement a prescribed burning within a certain forest.  Decide how to best present your argument to the class.  (Some suggestions:  power point presentation, letter to the editor, poster, video, and magazine article.)  Prepare to individually present your finished product to the rest of the class.  Present your decision.
  2. Review with the class various strategies for resolving conflicts.  Then have students identify strategies that characters they have seen or read about have used to resolve their conflicts.  Ask students to describe how different strategies may result in different resolutions to conflicts, and have them use these strategies to role-play conflict resolution for the issue of prescribed burning.
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  4. Adaptations 
  5. Involve students in listening to each debate and recording what they think are the most convincing arguments.  Ask them to share their feelings about arguing for a viewpoint they did not agree with.  Discuss whether students changed their views after listening to opposing viewpoints.
  6. Allow students to self evaluate themselves based on their debate performance.
  7. Set criteria for evaluation and have students do peer evaluations.
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  9. Learning Outcomes 
  10. Comprehension
  11. It is expected that students will interpret details in web sites to gather information and build understanding.
  12. It is expected that students will identify viewpoints and opinions in communications.
  13. Critical Analysis
  14. It is expected that students will draw reasoned conclusions from information found in research and defend their conclusions rationally.
  15. It is expected that students will be able to express agreement or disagreement with information.
  16. Composing and Creating
  17. It is expected that students will employ a variety of processes and strategies, including the use of electronic technology, to generate, gather, and organize information and ideas.
  18. Presenting and Valuing
  19. It is expected that students will demonstrate pride and satisfaction in using language to express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings through an oral debate form of communication.
  20. Working Together
  21. It is expected that students will use language to interact and collaborate with others to explore ideas and accomplish goals.
  22. Building Community
  23. It is expected that students will demonstrate a willingness to interact with others in an activity involving communication.
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  26. Advice on process:
  27. This Webquest focuses on relevant curriculum outcomes for the grade 6 and 7 classroom.  It is designed to help students think critically about current issues, particularly the issue of prescribed fires.  Students will have the opportunity to research and gather facts through the internet to investigate the effects, whether pro or con, on prescribed burning.  Through their findings students will interpret the issue in the form of an oral debate.
  28. Students will need to know:
  29. How to navigate on the Internet (URLs, links, going back and forth, and bookmarks).
  30. How to use Inspiration to create a cluster map (for brainstorming).
  31. How to use a t-chart.
  32. Some knowledge of oral debates and how to have an effective one.
  33. How to take notes.
  35. For more information on graphic organizers go to:
  36. http://graphic.org
  37. http://inspiration.com/
  38. For more information on webquests go to:
  39. http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
  40. http://ozline.com/learning/index.htm
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