Introduction
Introduction
It is important to be knowledgeable about the states, especially the one you live in. In this webquest you will be exploring the world wide web in search of facts about the state of Illinois. You will be required to answer particular questions laid out on a provided worksheet.
Each question will lead you on a quest to find interesting facts about Illinois. Some of the answers may shock you! Did you know that Illinois has a state fossil? This is just a sample of the neat things that will be discovered through this webquest. By completing the task you will be finding answers to trivia questions. Then you can impress your friends and family with your new found knowledge.
Upon completion of the worksheet (trivia questions) you will be creating a poster to share with your class. You will use with visual media in order to portray what you have learned to the class. It will be your job to teach them the new fun facts that you have acquired. Be sure to look for facts that will shock your friends and possibly even your teacher!
Task
Task
It is important to have a working knowledge about the state in which you live.
In this webquest you will be exploring the web in search of facts about the state you live in, Illinois. You will be working in pairs for this activity. You will be provided with a worksheet. This is what you will follow in order to complete your task. You will need to answer each question completely and correctly. When you have finished you will need to turn your paper into your teacher.
It will be your responsibility to create a poster that will outline the content you have discovered. Upon completion you will be required to present your poster to your class.
Process
Process
Step 1 - Creating Your Team and Getting Started: You will need to pair-up with a classmate. Please take your time and carefully reasearch each question.
Step 2 - Get your worksheet from your teacher: You will need to use this in order to complete this webquest.
Step 3 - Learning About the State You Live In: You will now begin the webquest. Equipped with the worksheet, you will go out on the web and participate in this scavenger hunt. Use the links below in order to search for the answers to your questions. Fill in your worksheet as you find the correct responses. Make sure that you look hard for uncommon, less-known facts about Illinois that are interesting. You will be sharing these with the class.
Illinois Government - Official Website for the State of Illinois
Illinois Museum - Virtual Museum of Illinois
Illinois Facts and Trivia - Website focusing on Illinois facts
Illinois Tourism - Interesting Places to Enjoy in Illinois
Fun Facts about Illinois - Lots of facts about Illinois
Step 4 - Create a Poster: Now that you have explored the web and found the answers to the questions, create a poster to share with your fellow classmates. Be creative. Your poster should illustrate your knowledge about the state of Illinois. Be sure to focus on the uncommon, interesting facts that you were supposed to find.
Step 5 - Share Your Poster with the Class: Now that you have completed your poster that illustrates your knowledge of Illinois, you will be sharing it with the class. You and your partner will briefly tell the class what you have learned about the state of Illinois. Make sure to tell them the uncommon, interesting facts that you have learned about Illinois that they may not be aware of. Pay attention and see how many different facts the class discovered! Don't forget to turn your paper into your teacher.
Evaluation
Evaluation
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Beginning 1 |
Developing 2 |
Accomplished 3 |
Exemplary 4 |
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Worksheet
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Locates the answers to a few of the questions in the alotted time. | Locates the answers to half of the questions in the alotted time. | Locates all but one or two of the answers to the questions in the alotted time. | Locates all of the answers to the questions in the alotted time. | |
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Poster Content
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Creates poster, but it does not completely portray the information acquired. | Creates poster and includes key aspects of Illinois, but it is incomplete and lacks focus. | Creates poster that illustrates Illinois facts, but lacks uncommon facts required. | Creates poster that includes all aspects of the worksheet and illustrates clearly facts about Illinois. | |
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Poster Appearance
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Lack of creativity, errors regarding the facts and includes grammatical errors. | Creative, but has errors regarding the facts and includes grammatical errors. | Creative, well organized and has only a few grammatical errors. | Creative, well organized and free of any type of error. | |
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Presentation
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Not prepared and gives little to no information to the class. | Slightly prepared, but lack of information to share with the class. | Prepared, but does not fully inform the class of what they have learned. | Prepared and informs the class of everything they learned doing this Webquest. |
Conclusion
Conclusion
It is very important to be knowledgeable about the state you live in. In this lesson you were able to learn important facts about the state of Illinois. You should think about what you have learned. What else could you look up about your state? Does it make you want to learn more about the state you live in? I hope that this lesson sparked an interest for you to learn more.
It is also important for you to learn about other states and even other countries. As you have learned in this lesson, there are so many interesting facts ready to be discovered. These facts are out there waiting for you to find them. Each state and country is special in it's own way. The following are links to other websites that you can use to further your knowledge.
Credits
Standards
SS 16.A.2c: Ask questions and seek answers by collecting and analyzing data from historic documents, images and other literary and non-literary sources.
LA 5.C.2a: Create a variety of print and nonprint documents to communicate acquired information for specific audiences and purposes.
LA 5.C.2b: Prepare and deliver oral presentations based on inquiry or research.