What is a WebQuest?

WebQuests:

• can be as short as a single class period or as long as a month-long unit;

• usually (though not always) involve group work, with division of labour among students who take on specific roles or perspectives;

• are built around resources that are preselected by the teacher. Students spend their time USING information, not LOOKING for it.

Examples:

1) http://stratford.gardencity.k12.ny.us/fifth%20grade/Maguire/what_does_it_matter.htm

2) http://yorkcountyschools.org/mes/what's%20the%20matter%20webquest/index.htm

3) http://scorescience.humboldt.k12.ca.us/fast/teachers/Matter/matter.htm