Web Quests

http://teacherweb.com/IN/PNC/SBriggsWebQuest/index.html
The first web quest that I accessed was called “The Lost Food Pyramid”. This site was very easy to access, especially since it was geared for grades K-2. It was very colorful and the pictures made it easy to navigate. The students had to build their own food pyramid based on information provided by the teacher. I feel that this would be very effective to create students who are conscious of healthy food choices. This is allowing students to make decisions about what healthy goods they feel are best to focus on in the pyramid. The students will also be developing ways to encourage other students to make healthy choices when eating.

http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/quilts/
The second web quest I found was called “A Stitch in Time”. It focuses on creating a new historical quilt for the Museum of Natural History in regards to African, Amish, and Native American quilting patterns. This site is also very easy to naviagte and geared towards children in grades 3-5. This project seems a lot more interesting since it is interdisciplinary. It is focusing on history and art patterns in history. I really enjoyed this web quest because even in college I enjoyed looking at quilting patterns of the past. This is a great way to foster creativity in a group project. I feel that this project would be very effective. It is allowing students to use their creativity to create history in their own eyes. I feel that many classes would enjoy doing a project like this one.