Introduction
People have become to understand and be aware of many advances in all things of scientific research. There is a lot of information on the internet about new scientific discoveries involving cells as well as answers to fascinating questions about how cells in the body work. People who write about scientific topics need to there topics in detail in order to investigate them. What are some of the latest scientific discoveries about cells that are announced on the internet? What types of scientific questions about the cells in a humans body are answered on the internet? How would you summarize this information for publishing on the Internet? In this WebQuest, you will explore new research involving different types of cells, read about how cells in the human body work, and write a summary of one of the topics you researched that is suitable for Internet publication.
Task
Your job in the WebQuest is to learn about current research involving different types of cells. You will investigate how scientists studying diverse scientific topics are adding to the current body of understanding/knowledge about cells.You also will look up and explore on the internet questions and answers about the jobs that different cells do in our bodies. After your done with your research you answer some questions in order to demonstrate what you learned. Then you'll write a summary about a scientific topic that you investigated. The purpose of this summary is to write about a scientific topic using a style suited for posting on a Web site.
Process
Read through the following set of questions before you begin your Internet research.As you you explore each site, look for answers to the questions. 1. What do researchers think is one cause of memory impairment related to
growing older?
2. What does new research show that may be able to help
reverse this process?
Evaluation
Read this rubric to see how you will be evaluated on this project.
Criteria Points
1
Task The task was
not completed.
Process The process
was not
followed.
Web
Summary
Summary was
sloppy and not
well prepared.
2.
It appears that some effort was made to complete the task, but important information is missing.
The overall
summary was
lacking.
Answers to
questions were
not complete.
The summary
included key
information but
lacked general
cohesiveness.
3.
The task was
completed as
assigned, but
some of the
information
was faulty.
Overall, the
task was
completed
correctly.
Student may
have appeared
to rush through
project or not
been thorough.
Information
was presented
well, but lacked
organization.
4.
The task was
completed with
great attention
to detail. All the
information was
reported and is
accurate.
The results
show that a lot
of thought went
into collecting
and
summarizing
information.
Summary was
well organized;
information was
clearly and
concisely
stated.
Conclusion
In the process of completing this WebQuest, you've read about recent research
involving cells. You've found answers to questions about how the cells function in
the human body. In the process of answering questions, your research gave you
further insight to current and ongoing scientific study about cells. You've also
enhanced your writing skills by preparing a summary about one of the research
topics you investigated. The summary you wrote gave you the opportunity to
understand more about the scientific content as well as present the information in
a style compatible with publishing on the Web.
Credits
Look at the Web sites given here to find information that will help you answer questions
about cell research, and to gather information to use as you write your summary.
Use the Web sites below to help you prepare your summary to be posted on a Web site.
Web Writing
http://www.e-gineer.com/articles/web-writing-for-many-interest-levels.p…
Creating Good Web Sites
http://www.leafdigital.com/class/lessons/writing/10.html
Writing for the Web
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9703b.html