Homes
Around The World
Teacher Page
A WebQuest for 1st
Grade
Designed by
Stephanie
Ashley
ashleyst@hickory.k12.nc.us
Introduction
| Learners | Standards
| Process | Resources
Evaluation
| Conclusion | Student Page
Introduction
This lesson was developed as part of
the Webquest training
that I received during TechTraC
+3.
The purpose of this lesson is for students
to use the Internet to learn about homes around the world. The students
will enjoy interacting with first grade classes in other countries.
The end result will be a class slide show about different types of homes
around the world.
Learners
This webquest was designed for 1st grade
students and is intended to be a whole group project. It could easily
be adapted for any grade level. If used with older students, they
would be able to complete the quest as an independent project.
Curriculum
Standards
This webquest addresses the following
objectives for the North Carolina Standard Course of Study:
Social Studies
2.3 Compare one's own family
life with that of a child living in another culture.
Technology
2.5 Participate in the creation
of a class multimedia sequential/linear story.
My goal is for the students to gather
information from students and teachers in other countries about different
types of homes. Then they will compile that information to make a
creative KidPix presentation to show what they have learned. This
webquest will also help the students learn to work together as a team and
cooperate.
Process
The students will go through the following
process as a group to complete this webquest.
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With your partner go to Web66
and decide which country you want to learn about.
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Choose an elementary school in that country
and email a first grade class at that school. Ask them to send you
a picture and some information about a typical home in their country.
You can use this sample message.
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Choose at least 2 more schools in that
country to email and request the same information.
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While you are waiting to receive information
from the schools that you emailed, you can visit the International
Village to look for information about the homes in the country you
chose. You can use this information on your KidPix slide.
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Visit Miyake
Elementary School to read about Japanese homes.
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Read the following books to find information
for your KidPix slide: Houses, This Is My House, Homes Around
the World, and Houses and Homes.
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Visit the Homes
and Buildings Project to read about what other schools learned about
different types of homes.
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After you receive a picture of a home from
one of the schools that you emailed, work with your partner to design a
slide on KidPix about that home. Explain how that home is different
from American homes. Also describe any similarities. Also include
any information that you learned about how the home is built.
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Add the picture of the home to the world
map to show its location.
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If you do not receive any pictures and
information back from the schools that you emailed, use the books listed
in the resource section to find a picture of a home in your chosen country.
Then with your partner draw a picture of the home for your KidPix slide.
Then include any information that you can find from the books on your slide.
I introduced this webquest and went through
the process with the entire class. Then I supervised each small group
as they chose the 1st grade classes that they wanted to email. Then
came the hard part of waiting for responses to our messages.
I have included several books which
can be used to be gathering some information as the students wait to hear
back from their email messages. There is also the possibility that
some of the groups will not get a response back. So I have included
instructions for the students to use the books and draw pictures of the
homes to include on their KidPix presentation. The students can also
send out multiple email messages to increase the chance of getting a response.
This webquest will take several weeks
depending on how long it takes to get responses from the other schools.
Resources
Needed
Evaluation
Each student will be evaluated based
on participation and how well they cooperate with their group. I
used the following rubric:
Partner's Names
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1 point
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2 points
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Participation
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Partners Participate
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Partners cooperate
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Thinking Process
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Stayed on Task
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Able to verbalize what
is learned.
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Kid Pix Presentation
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Completed presentation
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Shows complete understanding
of different types of homes.
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0-2 Points-Attempted
3-5 Points-Acceptable
6 Points-Accomplished
Partners' Score________
Conclusion
This webquest will allow the students
to discover the large variety of homes around the world. Communicating
with the students who actually live in these different homes will bring
the lesson to life for the students.
Last updated on April
10, 2000. Based on a template from The
WebQuest Page
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