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Web Bytes, Web Lessons & Web Quests

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Web Bytes

Web Lessons

Webquests

Web Bytes Web Bytes are lessons or parts of lessons that involve the internet in a small way (usually just a page or two).
What is a WebByte? http://www.learningspace.org/ric/webbyte/ How much water do you use at home? http://wizard.hprtec.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=18360 This is a great web byte to use with students to see how much water they use on a daily basis. Great for graphing & analyzing data activities! More can be found on the Water Science Activity Center link. Water Science Activity Center http://wwwga.usgs.gov/edu/msac.html This is the interactive section of the Water Science for Schools site where you can answer challenge questions, give opinions, and participate in questionnaires concerning water issues Where in Washington? A 4th grade Web Byte More WebBytes http://wwwpar.bham.wednet.edu/classrooms/webbytes.htm The Daily Dose http://www.internet4classrooms.com/daily_dose.htm There are many ideas ways to start each day using an Internet resource. You will find word of the day, daily math problems, and more. .Questioning Headlines (7th Grade) http://www.mukilteo.wednet.edu/students/GLR/Seventh/webbytes/Environment/s-currentevents.htm PeopleCount A web byte for 3rd graders to find out the population trends in the communities using the Internet and Excel Rain, Rain Go Away A 4th grade web byte that allows students to compare the amount of precipitation in the 5 regions of Washington State. Moving On, Moving Over This web byte for 4th graders explores the change in population from 1990-1999 of select counties of Washington. Space WebByte http://www.pasco.wednet.edu/pascoschools/emerson/webbytes/spacewebbyte.htm Washington WebByte http://www.pasco.wednet.edu/pascoschools/emerson/webbytes/wawebbyte.htm Watershed WebByte for 4th Grade http://wwwpar.bham.wednet.edu/classrooms/room3/explore/watershed.htm Third Grade Communities Weather http://www.mukilteo.wednet.edu/students/GLR/Third/webbytes/weather/st-weather.htm

Web Lessons Web lessons are usually entire lessons that are inquiry-based and utilize a few carefully selected web resources. Frequently, there will be teacher and student pages.
Puget Sound Center T2CI Web Lessons http://www.linksforlearning.org/weblessons.html This page contains K-12 web lessons that were created by the Puget Sound Center's Teaching and Technology Coaching Intiative (T2CI) coaches during the summers of 2002 and 2003.

Webquests Webquests are usually more extensive web lessons or units.
The Webquest Page http://webquest.sdsu.edu/ This is the mother of all webquest pages! Wonderful World of Weather http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj/ This is a weather webquest that was written for K-6 students. Marco Polo http://www.marcopolosearch.org/mpsearch/basic_search.asp Many K-12 webquests & web lessons that have been reviewed by others. Locating and Evaluating WebQuests http://www.eduscapes.com/tap/topic4.htm This site has tons of links to web quests as well as tips on how to write a successful web quest. Mukilteo School District WebBytes http://www.mukilteo.wednet.edu/students/stuhome.cfm The teachers in the Mukilteo School District have started to put together a collection of web bytes, web quests & other standards-based student learning projects. Some grade levels have more examples than others, but additional projects are being added on a regular basis. The Literacy Web K-12 Web Quests http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/teachers.htm There are grade level specific webquests for K-12 students on this site. After you click on your grade level, look for the Webquest link (which should be listed in the blue left-hand border of the page). WebQuest Taskonomy http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html This site outlines twelve types of tasks that teachers can use to shape classroom projects that promote the development of higher level thinking in students. Grand Prarie SD Webquests http://www.gpisd.org/gpisd/modules/modulepage.html A collection of both elementary and secondary webquests. Net Investigations: Inquiry Activities for Secondary Students http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/isa/ninvest/index.htm Link To Learning http://www.linktolearning.com/ K-8 web quests as well as teacher & student resources & in the major content areas created to support the Ontario curriculum. Blue Web'n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/index.html K-12 web lessons & webquests in all subject areas can be searched for at this site.You will also find links to references & tools, unit & lesson plans, web based tutorials, web based activities and web basedpProjects. You can search by grade level, broad subject area, or specific sub-categories. Filamentality http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/index.html Filamentality is a fill-in-the-blank interactive Web site that guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good Internet sites, and turning Web resources into learning activities. Intel Education K-12 Exemplary Unit Plan Index http://www97.intel.com/education/exemplary_planning/SelectPlans.asp Educational Web Adventures http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/adventure.php This site contains various web bytes and interactive resources for K-12 students in Art, Art History, History, Geography, Science & Nature. Teach the Teachers Webquests & Multimedia Projects http://ttt.pugetsoundcenter.org/index.cfm?nav=p_projects This site contains many webquests & multimedia projects that were created by teachers up at Western Washington University during a week-long Teach the Teachers session. Best Webquests, Inc. http://bestwebquests.com/
A Few Specific Webquest Examples Are Listed Below
The Ancient World Explorer http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/ancientworld/index.html#letter An ancience civilization webquest for 6th & 7th grade students. Online Learning in the Classroom & Library http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/wired.html More web lessons, webquests &online resources. Historical Treasure Chest http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/treasure/ This web project is suited to grades 5 & up. Weather Wise http://www.linktolearning.com/weather/weather.htm Four webquests that cover the elements of weather, measuring the weather, identifying clouds & forcasting the weather. These webquests are geared for 5th grade students. Super Bridge http://www.linktolearning.com/structures/bridges.htm 5th - 7th grade students Investigate characteristics of the different types of bridges and then use that information to "play a game" in which they choose the correct bridge to span four different "gaps". Diversity of Living Things http://www.linktolearning.com/life/diversity.htm 6th grade webquests about the classification of invetebrates & vertebrates. Why Should There Be A New Disney Theme Park in the USA? http://www.soderbergworld.com/disney.html A webquest geared towards 5th grade students.	Rocks, Minerals & Erosion http://www.linktolearning.com/earth/rocks.htm A webquest for 4th grade science. Early Civilizations http://www.linktolearning.com/civilizations/civilizations.htm An early civilization webquest for 5th grade. Power Proofreading http://www.linktolearning.com/language/language.htm A proofreading activity for 2nd graders. Growth & Changes in Plants http://www.linktolearning.com/life/plants.htm A Webquest for 3rd graders. Pulleys http://www.linktolearning.com/structures/pulleys.htm This is an on-line simulation geared for 5th graders of a pulley system to conduct a controlled experiment to "determine the effect of the number of pulleys on the force required to lift a load." Space Academy http://www.linktolearning.com/space/space.htm A slew of space and solar system related webquests that is geared towards 6th graders. Colonial Days Web Adventure http://www.teachervision.com/tv/curriculum/weeklywebadventures/colonial_days/t_home.html Washington D.C.: The Right Place For Our Capital? http://ttt.pugetsoundcenter.org/projects/2003/ttt03037/ A webquest created for 5th grade students.