Introduction
WebQuest for Kindergarten or Preschool
Education 210: Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching
June 13, 2017
A WebQuest is a quest for information via mostly the internet or online. The WebQuest should utilize the information. It should improve our creative thinking and cause us to analyze and evaluate the results of the information that was found. The difference between a WebQuest and regular searching the internet is that a WebQuest is used in classrooms. A WebQuest is also used to facilitate improved cognitive skills, cooperation amongst groups of students with the teacher selected websites. The WebQuest is created using a web page development program in which the lesson is designed on web pages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebQuest
A. The Introduction-Our class will create a quest on hydraulic systems such as seen on “Terrific Trucks” on Sprout TV. Read to the children “Bob the Builder Scoop Book” Lesson - Watch “Terrific Trucks” on Sprout TV- University of Illinois, Springfield Sangamon Auditorium Stage Hydraulics Field Trip
B. The Task-Analyze the class cooperation in learning how the Hydraulic Drive System works. The hydraulic drive system “uses pressurized fluid to power machinery.” “It transfers energy from flow to pressure.” It is the study of fluids and how they move. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic drive system
C. The Process-The students will build a hydraulic drive system from one of these two websites. The class will collaborate or work together with their teachers and teacher assistants to build the drawbridges. The teacher should have the class work in teams. One team work on one of the drawbridges from this website http://www.instructables.com/id/Easy-Hydraulic-Machines/ and the other team work on the other website : https://za.pinterest.com/pin/126874914477204898
D. The Resources
Information and Lesson derived from this website:
http://www.nucleuslearning.com/lessonplan/teaching-hydraulics-and-pneumatics-unit-children-
“P=F/A is Pressure = Force X Area is a formula in math and science. The force of something pushing against something else, for example, a hand pushing a pencil on paper is force. So, when Bob the Builder Scoop applies force to his bucket the hydraulic system pushes the liquid down the tube which pushes or pulls the bucket up or down. The liquid (the hydraulic fluid or the water in the syringe) travels (has motion in a certain direction) in the tube which then makes a lever move up or down. The piston inside the cylinder makes the liquid move. Pumps also move the liquid in the cylinder usually against gravity. Valves control liquid in one direction.”
More Resources: The above websites.
The book “Worms, Shadows and Whirlpools”-Working with Water in Early Child Care.
Read in class “Bob the Builder Scoop Book” / Play with Bob the Builder Construction Set Vehicles
Lesson - Watch “Terrific Trucks” on Sprout TV-
Go to : University of Illinois, Springfield Sangamon Auditorium Stage Hydraulics Field Trip
The list of materials on the websites.
E. The Evaluation - The Class will judge the two drawbridges and privately vote for the best made hydraulic system. To engage in a teamwork challenge, democracy and counting of votes. Each person will have been assigned a job duty in the construction of the drawbridge. And we will have each person tell about what their job duty was in the process of building their drawbridge. Finally, the team captains will demonstrate the bridge working. One teacher or parent volunteer will video the progress and we will evaluate our findings in class after watching the video to see how each person worked together to get the job done.
F. The Conclusion- After the project is complete we will post our results onto our Turning Pages Preschool Website.