WebQuest

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** Introduction: **

We are leaving the grand state of Oklahoma to explore the wonderful scenery of the state of Colorado. There are historic places to see, many people to meet, and many landscapes to explore, so let's go!**
 * Are you ready for a road trip today? Today, you are going on an adventure through the state of Colorado. Pack your gear, grab your notebook, and do not forget a map.


 * Task: **

With your group, your task is to plan a trip through Colorado which includes all four regions - central, southern, western and northern hemispheres. In each region, your job is to find:

1. Information on the history of the region or a significant historical place, 2. An important or interesting person who was born or lived in this area of Colorado 3. Information on the geography of the region, 4. A travel route from region to region With this information your group will create an informative, interesting and attractive postcard from each region which will be sent to your principal. The postcard will have pictures or graphics on one side, and the information and you have discovered about the region on the other side.


 * Process/Resources: **

Each region, each member of the group will take on a different role and take notes of their findings in their own travel journal. The roles are historian, geographer, biographer, and navigator. The **historian** will provide information about the first inhabitants or settlers in the region. Then describe how has this region been important to Colorado or contributed to its growth. **The geographer** investigates and describes the landforms and geographical sites found in this region. Choose one site that you would visit, tell why and describe it. The **biographer** becomes familiar with notable people associated with the region. Choose one person and describe where, when and how long he lived in Colorado and his/her contribution to Colorado or the U.S. The **navigator** plans the route to the next region and identifies the highway(s), mileage, and travel time, using MapQuest. The resources are provided for each role. [|www.mapquest.com] [] __Northeast/ North Front Range__ · [] · [] __Northwest/ North Front Range__ · [] · [] __Southwest/ South Front Range__ · [] · [] __Southeast/ South Front Range__ · [] · [] · []
 * Navigator resources:**
 * Biographer resources**:

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 * Geographer resources:**
 * Historian resources:**

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**Evaluation**

**<span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">four complete paragraphs and graphics <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The postcard includes all of the required elements as well as relevant additional information || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The postcard includes all of the required elements. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The postcard is missing a few of the required elements. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The postcard is missing many of the required elements || accurate, written in group's own words, (not copied from another source) Includes interesting details. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The information is accurate, and written in the group's own words. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some of the information is not accurate and/or was copied from another source. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Much of the information is not accurate and/or was copied from another source. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Category ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">1 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Required Elements: Four complete paragraphs and graphics
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Good Research and Writing || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information is
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The grammar, spelling and capitalization are correct and sentence structure is varied. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The grammar is correct and there are no spelling and capitalization errors in the postcard || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Some of the grammar is not correct and/or there are a few spelling and capitalization mistakes || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are many grammar errors and/or many capitalization and spelling errors. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Overall Presentation || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The overall appearance is exceptionally attractive and interesting, including the design, neatness and layout. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The overall appearance is attractive, including the design, neatness and layout. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The overall appearance is fairly attractive but some parts are messy or poorly designed. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The postcard is messy and/or the design and layout are not attractive. ||

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">** Conclusion**

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">**On this road trip, you explored the four regions of Colorado. You learned about the history, people, geography, and interesting places to visit. Which region of Colorado would want to live in? Think about it and discuss with your group members.**


 * Teacher page**

I have designed my WebQuest for third grade, but if a teacher would like to extend the WebQuest to be more appropriate for a older students I have a few suggestions that may help. First of all, change the assignment to make a postcard to writing compare and contrast essays; this would pose more of a challenge to students who have more background knowledge. Next, I would suggest having the student’s research more specific historic places in the state of Colorado, and then the students could generate a poster presentation and discuss this with their classmates.