| WebQuest Name | Authors | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Space Station: Room with a View | J. Eldridge and C Geberbauer |
Someday you may live and work
in the microgravity environment of space. How will you eat, sleep,
exercise, or brush your teeth? This WebQuest will help you learn how astronauts have survived in space in the past. What are your ideaa for the future? |
| School Violence and the Second Admendment | L. Brown, D. Nagis, and D. Sola | In this WebQuest, students research the emerging problem of school violence from a variety of perspectives. Each group then makes recommendations for ending school violence to a group of students representing the special joint committee of the Wisconsin State Legislature. |
| Is There Firewater in Your Pipes? | E. Geitner, C. Arthurs, and D. Dennerlein | Students form a task force to study water quality in Dupage County. The task force is responsible for developing a persuasive letter to local legislators promoting appropriate action regarding water quality legislation. |
| Welcome to Chills 'N' Thrills | M. Valek, D. Miller and D. Serb | Chills 'N' Thrills WebQuest is an introductory middle school weather unit that engages students in decision-making about where to locate a mega amusement park. Students act as consultants to determine the location of a new site least prone to nautral disasters. Emphasis is on learning severe weather concepts. |
| Help Michael! | P. Lenning, K. Luczynski, and V. McCabe | This WebQuest is about the controversy surrounding the building of a sports camp in an area where deformed frogs have been found. Students examine recent experimentation to identify the use of the scientific method. Students formulate arguments for an oral presentation from the perspective of seven different interest groups. |
| United Nations Year of Travel | M. Merilos | In this WebQuest, students gather information, develop a campaign style fact sheet, and deliver a presentation to the UN General Assembly to sway the members that their country/region has the most to offer as the Preferred country for the International Year of Travel . |
| Show Me the Money: A WebQuest | J. Cipely-Purcell, B. Larson, K. Turk and M. Weiger | Each student group has inherited $10,000 but must develop an investment plan to receive the money. Students investigate various investment strategies from a variety of investor perspectives to make recommendations to "grandma" on how they will invest the money. |
| Create a Habitat | A. Zuccarini and P. Vandeleur | Welcome to the Create-A-Habitat WebQuest. This lesson will fill that empty aquarium you've had in yourclassroom! It will provide students with an understanding of the decision-making process involved in establishing and maintaining a habitat. Students will use traditional and on-line resources to research the requiremets of their habitat, its cost and maintenance needs. Students then present their findings and each class decides which is the most appropriate habitat to build. |
| Our Community and the White-Tailed Deer Population: What are the Problems and Solutions? | L Moore and D. Wandke | This WebQuest provides students with an interdisciplinary opportunity to study an ecological problem and to use mathematics to model the situation. Students predict the natural growth of a deer population without intervention, research methods of population control, and re-predict population changes that result from implementing a method of population control. |
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Solid Waste Management-A WebQuest
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C. Sprandel | This WebQuest is designed to introduce students to the problems associated with the disposal of solid waste. They will investigate ways in which the amount of solid waste generated by both individuals and businesses can be reduced using the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle). They will also investigate alternatives to landfilling waste such as incineration and composting. The students will develop a waste management plan for a city that is facing a shortage of landfill space. |