Introduction
A WebQuest for 4th Grade Social Studies
Designed by Samantha Wierman
INTRODUCTION
The United States is a nation with many different places and features, like mountains and rivers. But the United States is much more than the geography of the land. A nation, like the United States, is a place where people live together under one government.
People who live in the United States are very different from one another. Look around your school. Do your fellow students look the same way or eat the same types of foods? Do they all speak the same language at school or at home? Do their families all share the same way of life? For many schools, the answer is, “No.”
The United States is a nation where people from many different backgrounds live together. These people come from many parts of the world. They come to the United States for many reasons.
Directions:
Use the navigation bar at the top of the page to continue researching about each group of people. You will learn how they came to American and how they have contributed to our country!
Task
The Task
You will be working in your group to research one of the groups of people that came to the United States. Your task is to do research about:
- How this group of people came and settled in the United States.
- What cultural contributions this group had on the United States.
- Pick one artifact you will create on Canva to add to a class collage of the Peopling of the United States.
- Write one short paragraph explaining why you chose the artifact you picked to add to our collage.
Process
The Process
To accomplish this task, follow these directions.
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Find the group you have been assgined to work with.
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Open this group note taking sheet.
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Make a copy of the document and share it with everyone in your group.
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Pick group roles.
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Read the questions your group must answer.
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Use your text and other research links to answer the questions as a group.
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Approved additional research sites:
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Assign an artifact to each group member.
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Each collage piece must:
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Have at least two different colors.
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Be a different size than the other pieces.
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Be filled entirely with an image.
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Be cut out neatly and ready to place on the class collage.
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Create your artifact on Canva and write one short paragraph explaining why you picked your artifact.
Evaluation
Evaluation:
This is a group evaluation where everyone in the group will receive the same grade.
| Meets Expectations | Approaching Expectations | Does not Meet Expectations | |
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| Research | Used the student text and at least one other resource | Use only student text | It is unclear where the information came from |
| Settlement Explanation | The settlement of your group is clearly explained | The settlement of your group is mentioned but is missing key components | The settlement of your group of people was not explained. |
| Artifacts | 4 colorful artifacts are created. Each is explained why it was picked for the collage. | 4 artifacts were created. | Not all artifacts are created. |
Conclusion
Conclusion:
In this lesson you have learned how different groups of people have settled in the United States. Each group of people have made an impact on the culture of our nation.
Credits
Images:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_USA_with_state_and_territory_names_2.png
- https://www.pickpik.com/teamwork-illustration-team-gear-board-chalk-37687
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canva_icon_2021.svg
- https://ndla.no/subject:1:9b93cd9e-a45c-428c-a8fb-b4955169efdf/topic:b7e4fc8e-286f-49d4-88f3-4966fffd4aa1/topic:6cfe69e0-37c9-4a3a-bc1c-e879d7d43935/resource:1:15153
- https://www.pexels.com/photo/waving-flag-of-united-states-of-america-4386426/
