This lesson was modified as part of Missouri's eMINTS Project (enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies).
This WebQuest lesson serves as an introduction to enviromental health.
Learners
This WebQuest is for fifth grade. This lesson is anchored in fifth grade communication arts and involves social studies to a lesser extent. This lesson can easlily be extended to middle school and high school levels.
Learners should have prior knowledge of the following:
- Have an understanding of researching on the Internet
- How to prepare a graphic organizer
- Microsoft Word
- The writing process
Standards
Missouri State Standards Addressed:
- CA 3 1.5, 1.6: Read and follow multi-step directions to complete a task
- CA 1, 4 1.8, 2.1, 2.2: Follow a writing process to
- organize information in a graphic organizer
- apply writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing.
- CA 2, 3 1.6 & 3.5: Apply post-reading skills to comprehend and interpret text
- question to clarify
- reflect
- analyze
- draw conclusions
- summarize
- paraphrase
- CA 4 1.8, 2.1: Write expository and persuasive paragraphs (emphasizing compare/contrast) with
- an effective topic sentence or a point to prove
- three or more supporting sentences
- a concluding sentence
- SS 3 Identify, research, and defend a point of view/position.
ISTE NETS Addressed: 1.a, 1.b, 2.a, 2b, 2.d, 3a, 3b, 4b, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 6a, 6b
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develp innovative products and processes using technology.
- Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, procucts, or processes.
- Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
- Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
- Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
- Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information
- Plan strategies to guide inquiry.
- Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.
Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
- Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project.
Students understand human, culturalm and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
- Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.
- Exhibit a positive attitude toward useing technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
- Demonstate personal responcibility for lifelong learning.
- Exhibit leadership for digital citizenship.
Students demonstate a sound understanding of technologyconcepts, systems, and operations.
- Understand and use technology systems.
- Select and use applications effectively and productively.