Weapons of "The Great War"
A Social Studies WebQuest from the mind of Joseph J. Fell (jjf5@cwru.edu)
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Teacher's Page Learners This WebQuest is designed to be taught in 10th Grade American History Classes. It satisfies 10th Grade Social Studies Standards established by the State of Ohio. English Language Arts skills are also incorporated into this WebQuest. Successful completion of this lesson requires basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer. Students also must know how to write a newspaper article. Due to the fact that these are commonly used software programs, this should not pose a problem for most learners and classes. In classes in which computer knowledge is not extremely high, the teacher should ask the students whether or not they know Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer; once the teacher finds out who these students are, the teacher should ensure that every group has at least one student skilled in Internet Explorer and one student skilled in Microsoft Word.
Organization This WebQuest is designed to be taught over two class periods. During the first class period, the teacher should divide the class into groups and students should start their research. For homework, each student should finish their research and come to class with an idea of what they want to include in the article which their group is going to write. The teacher should also hand out the grading rubric to the students. During the second class period, the students should compile their ideas and write the final draft of the article, which will be due at the end of the second class period. In order to utilize this WebQuest in the classroom, the teacher will need to divide the class up into groups of 4 students. Due to the fact that this WebQuest requires extensive usage of technology, it is imperative that the teacher reserves computer lab facilities for two consecutive class periods. Ideally, each student will have their own computer; however, if computer lab facilities do not permit this, students can share computers. Due to the fact that some of the websites utilize Flash and Shockwave technology, teachers should ensure that these plug-ins are incorporated into Internet Explorer before the class. Additionally, if audio equipment is available, teachers should ensure that each computer has a working audio system. One way in which this WebQuest can be extended is to make a field trip to a museum containing World War I artifacts. The type of museums available differ by geographic region; it would be very wise for the teacher to learn about the contents of museums in their area and schedule a field trip to coincide with this WebQuest.
Credits and References
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/about_webquests.html December 17, 2003
http://www.jcu.edu/education/dshutkin/WebQuest/ December 17, 2003
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php December 17, 2003
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuestTemplate/webquesttemp.htm December 17, 2003
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