Exploring
The Internet With Purpose and Direction
The WebQuest
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet. At the end of a WebQuest, a learner will have grappled with a significant amount of new information and made sense of it. The internet resources are pre-selected and the WebQuest involves students in a task, which guides the learning. Using a predesigned WebQuest assures that students will not be "just surfing" the internet for information. This is teacher-sharing at its best!
There are many WebQuests that have been published and available on the World Wide Web. Listed here are examples of the best that I have found organized into Subject Categories.
The WebQuest Page is the website of Dr. Bernie Dodge and Dr. Tom March from the University of San Diego. They were the originators of the WebQuest. Here you will find information on the WebQuest, in general, and a matrix of examples. It is the "Home Page" for WebQuests:
Other resources for finding WebQuests:
The Arts WebQuests
|
Grade Level |
Topic |
Name Of WebQuest |
WebQuest URL |
| 4 - 8 | Budgeting |
Weekend At Bernie's |
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq103/index.htm |
| 4-8 |
Life Planning |
What Will I Be When I Get Big? |
http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/johnc/my_life.html |
| 6-8 |
Character Development |
Child Development and Positive Discipline |
http://www.mamkschools.org/hommocks/class/h&c/nelson/Child%20Dev/Child_Dev.htm |
| 6-12 |
Life Skills |
Design A Dream Vacation |
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/drussert/WebQuests/JackLally/Vaca98'.html |
|
9-12 |
Career Exploration |
Zoom In On Your Future |
http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/career/ |
Character Development WebQuests
|
Grade Level |
Topic |
Name Of WebQuest |
WebQuest URL |
|
1-3 |
Character Development |
A Quest For Respect With The Grouchy Ladybug
|
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqfrey/webqsfrey.html |
|
3-8 |
Citizenship |
Character Counts |
http://www.rvschools.org/lhoffman/CharacterEdWebquest/Character%20Education.htm |
|
6-8 |
Bullying |
Sticks And Stones |
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Burkhardt/index.htm |
|
9-12 |
Hatred and Prejudice |
Intolerance And Fear –Constructing New Tomorrows |
http://zonorus.marlboro.edu/~dnewton/webquest/webquest.htm |
|
Grade Level |
Topic |
Name Of WebQuest |
WebQuest URL |
|
7-12 |
Health/Alcohol Abuse |
Drinking and Driving - Who Is Responsible? |
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webalcoholmr.html |
|
7-12 |
Health/Drug Abuse |
Let’s Squash Tobacco Use |
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Musket/index.htm |
|
9-12 |
Health |
FitQuest |
http://imet.csus.edu/imet1/freeman/fitquest.html |
|
Grade Level |
Topic |
Name Of WebQuest |
WebQuest URL |
|
3-5 |
Measurement |
Design A Club House |
|
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4-6 |
Geometry |
Quilting Our Way Through Geometry |
|
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4-6 |
Problem Solving |
Searching For Solutions |
http://gouchercenter.edu/jcampf/searching_for_solutions.htm |
| 4-6 | Math | Step Right Up - Create A Classroom Carnival | http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/carnivalmath/ |
|
6-8 |
Base Systems |
A Creative Adventure Of The Numerical Kind |
|
|
6-8 |
Budgeting |
A Pizza Family Reunion |
http://www.angelfire.com/home/chas/WQ.html |
|
6-8 |
Budgeting |
The Personal Budget WebQuest |
http://www.geocities.com/sbzinak/webquest/ |
|
6-8 |
Math Concepts |
The National Hockey League Salary Creator |
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/neiswender/default.htm |
| 6-8 | Math | Fix It Up - Renovate Your Neighborhood Park | http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/fixitup/ |
|
6-8 |
Math Concepts/Speed, Length, & Height |
It’s A Thrill – Roller Coaster Statistics |
http://edservices.aea7.k12.ia.us/edtech/teacherpages/amswick/index.html |
|
6-8 |
Measurement |
Units Of Measure |
http://phillips.chccs.k12.nc.us/~rfrescoln/unitofmeasure.htm |
|
6-8 |
Statistics |
Sports Night |
http://www.nku.edu/~amburgey/SportsNight.htm |
|
9-12 |
Charts/Graphs |
Charts And Graphs |
|
|
9-12 |
Data Analysis |
Road Block –Analyzing The Cost Of Auto Insurance |
http://et.sdsu.edu/radair/roadblock/t-index.htm |
|
9-12 |
Geometry |
Mrs. K’s Geometry Scavenger Hunt |
http://www.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/geometry/geometry.htm |
|
9-12 |
Math |
The Titanic |
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/titanic.html |
| 9-12 | Math | Don't Burn, Build - A Bridge Design Challenge | http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/bridge/ |
|
9-12 |
Math/Cross Curriculum |
Roller Coaster Madness |
http://www.esc2.net/TIELevel2/projects/roller/ |
|
9-12 |
Probability |
Introduction To Probability |
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|
9-12 |
Statistics |
Take Me Out To the Ball Game (High School) |
http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/webquest/baseball/ |