Webquest Introduction

Introduction	Tasks	Process	Research Questions	Evaluation	Conclusion	Teacher Resources	Introduction for Teachers

Plate Tectonics Webquest: Introduction

Cypress Avenue freeway collapsed upper deck in Oakland, CA following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. USGS photo. [H.G. Wilshire, U.S. Geological Survey]

A WebQuest for 6th/9th Grade Earth Science

The Green Piece Team- PT3-CSU, Sacramento
Bruce Moon

Introduction

You work for the California Geological Survey. Your supervisor has asked you to develop materials to reduce the time that people in your department spend talking on the phone and replying to e-mail.
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Task

You are to develop a brochure, PowerPoint presentation, or website to answer one of the frequently asked questions.
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Process

1. If you are a sixth grader, you will be assigned to a group of three. Ninth graders will work alone. You will select one of the frequently asked questions below to work on:

2. You will study the weblinks connected to the frequently asked questions you chose. A webpage is connected to each of the frequently asked questions listed below.
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Research Questions

3. Determine which type of publication you are going to produce:

4. If you are not familiar with how to use tools for creating the publication you have chosen, you will need to develop your skills by taking one of the tutorials that you will find on the pages linked to the publication names above.
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Evaluation

Students will be graded based on their performance as judged on rubrics found on the pages for each area. Those working in groups will have a grade that is based on their contribution to the group as reported in their self-evaluation, group members evaluation, and teacher observation.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Score
Answering Question	Very little or no information on question	Information on question, but not as thorough as it could be	Thorough coverage of questions showing knowledge gained from a number of sources
Visual Appeal	Disorganized, no graphics	Graphics usually, but not always, contribute to the overall project	Attractive, good use of graphics. Type sizes and color are used well.
Mechanics	More than five words misspelled, misplaced images, grammatical errors	There are some words misspelled, misplaced images, grammatical errors	No mechanical problems noted.

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Conclusion

s a result of doing this project, you have learned one area of plate tectonics. You may want to explore the other areas that were also part of this webquest by clicking on the other frequently asked questions.

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Introduction — Task— Process — Research Questions —Evaluation- Greenpieces Introduction for Teachers

For questions, corrections and comments, e-mail Bruce.