Introduction
This Webquest is designed for fifth and sixth graders. It can also provide some ideas to other teacher with different but similar classes or ages and it can also be helpful to parents to reinforce their children’s learning process.
In this Webquest children will be able to find what values are and how positive is to practice them on their lives. It is important to work on this topic because this is something that all people should be aware of.
Task
You will find a lot of things here that will help you to be a better little person! You know why? Because we will be talking about the values.
Do you know what a value is? No? Well, don’t worry! You will investigate about it!
We will make some drawings and maybe listen to some music but always keeping in mind values like respect, solidarity and honesty.
Also, you will have the opportunity to read some tales and books about the values that are present in our daily lives.
Process
Alright, now we will let you know what a value is and not only that: we will also explain some of the most important values to you. Just so you know :) Then you will have a clear idea of them and you will be able to investigate even further.
Value: Important and lasting beliefs or ideals shared by the members of a culture about what is good or bad and desirable or undesirable. Values have major influence on a person's behavior and attitude and serve as broad guidelines in all situations. Some common business values are fairness, innovation and community involvement.
Love: a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection.
Respect: esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability.
Solidarity: union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc. Agreement in attitude or purpose, as between members of a group.
Honesty: To possess truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness.
Happiness: When someone is feeling content, showing pleasure or joy because of something that happened to them.
Ok! Now it is your turn! Keep investigating!
You can select one of the values (the one you like the most) and make a drawing or a small poster about it so you can bring it to class.
- In the “process” option you will find even more fun activities about all this important values.
Process
Now, it is time for you, as a good inquirer, to keep investigating about this amazing topic. Below, you are going to find some cool links, they are going to give you even more information taking into account the different points of view that the authors could have.
If you don't know how to identify your values, visit this page :)
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_85.htm
Take a look at this philosophical point of view:
http://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/moral-values-faq.htm
Watch this video made by the Prager University, it will blow your mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg-wNxJ5XxY
And if you like the classics, you will love this tale (remember to have in mind our important topic about values)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4
Look what "give" is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axs82CUEu0s
Evaluation
As this is a content for our daily life, we advice to implement this topic on a daily planning acknowledging that values are immerse in all the learning areas and processes of every human being.
Although, teacher can evaluate some aspects as:
- Does the student identify what a value is?
- Does the student acknowledge the importance of values in our daily living?
- Does the student show any important behavioral change taking into account the topic that is worked?
- Does the student support its poster or drawing with good information about values?
Conclusion
With this webquest, we wanted to show our commitment for our society that is going to be given to our kids in a near future so, making them recognize what a value is, showing them the importance of having values in our life and making them to talk about this topic, would be satisfactory due to the necessity of good people in our world
Also, to use the technology as a good tool in order to work with the kids making them aware that the internet is very useful if it is used in the proper way.