The Mountain State

Introduction

West Virginia

Wild and Wonderful. Almost Heaven. The Mountain State. Country Roads, Take Me Home. Let's Go Mountaineers! The Hills of West Virginia. West Virginia Home Sweet Home. Where is it? Where in West Virginia do you live? What is so special about West Virginia? Can you recite the state motto? Can you sing the state song?

Task

You and a partner will work together to complete the WebQuest tasks and process.

Your team will print the US map and color West Virginia blue and draw a gold star on your hometown.

Your team will use the ChatterPix app to create a video of you reciting the state motto and sharing your team's interesting fact or story about West Virginia.

Your team will use the video app on the IPad to create a video of your team singing along with your favorite state song.

Process

  1. Pick a partner to work with to complete the WebQuest.

  2. Go to the website and play the find the state game. Find West Virginia on the US map. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_GL_click_1024.html

  3. Print the US map. http://ontheworldmap.com/usa/state/west-virginia/west-virginia-location-on-the-us-map.jpg

  4. Locate your hometown Clarksburg on the map of West Virginia. http://www.vidiani.com/maps/maps_of_north_america/maps_of_usa/west_virginia_state/large_tourist_illustrated_map_of_the_state_of_west_virginia.jpg

  5. On the map, color the state of West Virginia blue. Then draw a star on your hometown. Remember your hometown is the city where you live.

  6. Explore the following websites.http://mrnussbaum.com/united-states/west_virginia/, http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/us_state_games/westvirginia/, https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/states/west-virginia/#west-virginia-new-river-gorge.jpg, http://www.wvdnr.gov/wildlife/funzone.shtm, https://www.atozkidsstuff.com/westvirginia.html

  7. Be sure to find the state motto. You will need to know it later.

  8. Choose an interesting fact or story that you discovered that you would like to share. 

  9. Watch the videos of the state songs. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igU7Gq8UgeI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vrEljMfXYo

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz_NB7WznuQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jy2R3SfbNk

     

     10. Choose your favorite state song.

     11. Open the ChatterPix app on the IPad.

     12. Create a ChatterPix video or your team reciting the state motto and sharing your interesting fact or story.

     13. Use the video app to create a video of your team singing along with your favorite state song.

Evaluation

West Virginia WebQuest

Student Checklist

_____ I cooperated with my team by listening, sharing ideas, and helping my partner.

_____ I located West Virginia on a US map and my hometown of Clarksburg.

 _____My ChatterPix video contains the state motto and an interesting fact or story about West Virginia

_____ My team created a video of us singing along with our favorite state song.

 

West Virginia WebQuest

Teacher Rubric

  4. Distinguished 3. Proficient 2. Apprentice 1. Novice
Teamwork-Cooperation:

Listens, shares ideas and work, support partner.

 

 Was a team player. Always listens carefully to what others said. Shared ideas and resources. Finished own work on time and helped their partner Was a team player. Did own work and helped their partner. Listened to their partner and shared own ideas and resources. Was not always a team player. Did not always listen to their partner or share ideas and resources. Did own work but did not help their partner. Did not act as a team player. Did not listen to their partner. Did not share ideas or resources. Did not help their partner.
Map Accuracy:

Correct state is color and hometown located

 

 The students were able to accurately color West Virginia blue and draw the yellow star on their hometown of Clarksburg. The students were only able to accurately color West Virginia blue but did not draw the yellow star on their hometown of Clarksburg. The students were only able to accurately draw the yellow star on their hometown of Clarksburg and not color West Virginia blue. The students were not able to color the correct state and did not draw the star on Clarksburg.
Content-Quality of Information:

Information is accurate and about the topic.

 

 The students were able to create a ChatterPix video accurately reciting the state motto and sharing an interesting fact or story about West Virginia. The students were able to create a ChatterPix video accurately reciting the state motto but did not share an interesting fact or story about West Virginia. The students were able to create a ChatterPix video sharing an interesting fact or story but did not accurately recite the state motto about West Virginia. The students were able to create a ChatterPix video but did not accurately recite the state motto nor sharing an interesting fact or story about West Virginia.
Oral Presentation-Content:

Completed video with the song of choice actually being a state song.

 

 The students created a video of them singing along with one of the actual songs of West Virginia. The students were able to create a video but did not sing along.The students did sing along with the state song but could not create a video. The students were able to create a video but did not sing along. The students were unable to create a video.

Conclusion

You have done amazing working. You have now completed your West Virginia WebQuest. Feel free to go back and visit any of the websites to play more games, print coloring sheets or find out more about your favorite state.