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Introduction

This Webquest was designed for third grade students.  It is written for collaborative groups of three, however, you can double up on the travel advisor's job should the need arise.  The number of children in your class will determine the number of states and groups needed to complete this Webquest.  As a teacher you can be selective of the states you wish for them to study by the choices you put into the bucket.

Goals 

 To improve student knowledge of United States geography.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• identify and write important facts relevant to the United States
• identify and write geographic landforms found in the United States
• locate points of interest found in the states of the United States
• discuss likes and differences found in the United States
• summarize the most important features of each state
• compare and contrast demographics, points of interest, and interesting facts in each state
• use oral presentation to persuade
• analyze data from the Internet

NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards - Click to see the list of specific NJ CCCS covered in this Webquest.

Resources Needed

• Computers and the Internet for research purposes, creation of the brochures, and oral presentations
• Resources such as non-fiction books and encyclopedias for state research
• Art materials for the travel brochure (A 12'x18' piece of paper, paints, markers, pencils, glue, etc.)
• Printer (preference would be a color printer)

Students need prior knowledge of:

• How to cut and paste in a Microsoft Word document
• Use of a Venn Diagram

Curricular Areas Covered

Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology

Click here to see how our Webquest incorporates Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, Gregorc's Learning Styles, Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain, Sense and Meaning, and Affective Domain.

created by Cheryl Pienciak and Beth Smith