Introduction
Could you imagine how living without the internet is? Or without the telephone? How would be our life without light bulbs? In this webquest you are going to find out how things that you use everyday were invented!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e5XVxktqrk
Task
In groups of three you will have to find and complete the different information of all the inventors. You will be introduced with a picture of an invention and then you will have some websites to look up for the relevant information about this invention and answer those questions: who, what, when, how and why.
Follow the instructions and look up for the information. Then, answer the questions.
Exercise 1:
Who invented this?
Now find the information and answer the questions:
What is it?
When did he invent this?
How?
Why?
Can you include a picture of the inventor?
Exercise 2:
Who invented this?
Now find the information and answer the questions:
What is it?
When did he invent this?
How?
Why?
Can you include a picture of the inventor?
Exercise 3:
Who invented this?
Now find the information and answer the questions:
What is it?
When did he invent this?
How?
Why?
Can you include a picture of the inventor?
Exercise 4:
Who invented this?
Now find the information and answer the questions:
What is it?
When did he invent this?
How?
Why?
Can you include a picture of the inventor?
Exercise 5:
Present the invention you like most.
Tell us:
What is it?
When did he invent this?
How?
Why?
Can you include a picture of the inventor?
Process
These are the websites where you fill find the information you need.
Exercise 1:
Check these websites:
http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/19thcent/invent19.htm http://time.com/3517011/thomas-edison/
http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/thomas-edison
Exercise 2:
Check these websites:
http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Penicillin.htm
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/flemingpenicillin.html
http://www.biography.com/people/alexander-fleming-9296894
http://1000greatinventions.blogspot.com.es/2009/07/alexander-fleming-inventor-of.html
Exercise 3:
Check these websites:
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/alexandergrahambell.html
http://www.carnetdevol.org/Bell/Phone.html
http://www.corp.att.com/history/inventing.html
Exercise 4: Check these website:
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/11/history-braille/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3036681/
http://brailleplus.net/articles-and-publications/a-short-history-of-braille/
http://global.britannica.com/topic/Braille-writing-system
Exercise 5: Now check out this website http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/1900a.shtml and present the invention you like most.
Evaluation
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Student Name |
Unacceptable (1) |
Acceptable (2) |
Good (3) |
Excellent (4) |
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WebQuest Teamwork |
No cooperation |
Some problems in the team organisation and coordination |
Good understanding among the members of the group |
Excellent understanding among the members of the group |
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Information research |
forms uncompleted |
forms poorly completed |
forms completed with relevant information |
Forms completed with excellent and relevant information |
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Use of language |
forms completed with frequent grammar and/or spelling mistakes |
forms completed with less than 10 errors in spelling/grammar |
forms completed with less than 5 errors in grammar and spelling. |
Forms completed with no grammar and spelling mistakes |
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Time management |
The Student did not use classroom time to work on the project the majority of the time and was highly disruptive. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time, but conversations often were disruptive or did not focus on the work. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project the majority of the time. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. |
Classroom time was used to work on the project. Conversations were not disruptive and focused on the work. |
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Teacher Comments and suggestions |
Conclusion
This WebQuest has been really useful to get to know some inventors and their inventions. Now you've probably realised how difficult it was to innovate and create inventions. But who knows!? You could be the next Albert Einstein!
This WebQuest was created by:
Eduardo Escribano Esturgó
Irene Francés Martí
David Giacomozzi
Cristina Gómez Blázquez