WebQuest

WebQuest- Animals In There Habitats

Description  This lesson was to broaden our horizons on online learning. We were to create a webquest for our students to teach them a concept that needed to learn in the classroom. A Webquest is designed for students to use web resources that they need to research to learn a particular skill and create a final product. We were to create resources and a final project for our webquest and submit a link on our wikispace. media type="file" key="Podcast Webquest Definition.mp3" width="240" height="20" Process  I wanted to do a webquest on math concepts but I could not find many websites to help students learn a particular skill. I then decided to turn my attention to what we have been learning in Science and guided reading. We have been discussing animal habitats and how they are affected by one another. I therefore decided to do a webquest on animal habitats and how the habitat affects them. I thought that this would be a higher level thinking activity and also fun.

Relevance  I learned how a webquest can be very beneficial for students and for myself. I learned a lot about animals and habitats while researching these subjects. I also learned how to create a webquest and what it is all about. At the beginning of this course I was not sure how to create a webquest or even what it was. After doing this assignment I learned a great deal about how to make one and how to incorporate into my classroom. This webquest is very relevant in my classroom. It mirrors what we are doing in social studies, science, and guided reading. We have been learning about different animals around the world and reading about them in guided reading. This lesson is very relevant to the subjects and topics we are learning.

Reflection  After doing this webquest, I found that it encouraged cooperation and using technology. I learned a lot about animals and their habitats while researching for this project. I could have stopped this project just with the students creating the habitat but I decided to go a step further and have them put the animal in another habitat to see if it would survive. I think that this was a higher level thinking activity and it would really show me if the students understand how animals and habitats interact with one another. I can't wait to do this project with my students because it involves creativity and technology, all the while encouraging learning.

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