Grades 3-5 Social Studies
WebQuests use World Wide Web resources for inquiry-based
instructional activities. Missouri teachers have created the high-quality WebQuests
offered here. All have been evaluated by eMINTS staff using a scoring guide. Show-Me
Standards met by each WebQuest are listed.
 Accepted under new submission criteria (beginning January 2006)
| Title |
Description/Standards |
 Calling All Patriots! |
During this WebQuest students will be researching the idea of patriotism. Throughout their exploration of patriotic traditions, symbols and documents students will work in teams to answer questions, create a visual aid and construct an informative document to spread their new found knowledge of patriotism throughout the school.
ISTE NETS-S: 1, 3, 5
Show-Me Standards: CA01, CA03, CA04, SS01
GLE: SS1B, 1C, 1D; Com Arts Writing 1A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F, 3B, 3C, 3E
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| Plan an Authentic Halloween Party |
WebQuest on the origins of Halloween. Students research to find the origins of Halloween, then plan an authentic party using a budget.
ISTE NETS-S: 1.1, 4.6, 4.7, 5.7
Show-Me Standards: MA1, MA5, CA1, CA3, CA4, CA5, CA7, SS6
GLE: |
| Where, Oh Where Will My Home Be? |
The students will research the states
that border Missouri in order to find a new place for their family to move
to. They have certain criteria that have to be kept in mind for each family
member while deciding where to move. They will create a PowerPoint presentation
persuading the family that they have chosen the best place for their new home.
Show-Me
Standards: SS 5, 7; CA 1, 5; Goals 1.8, 2.2, 5.5.B |
| Holidays Around the World |
This WebQuest is designed to have students evaluate
the importance of holidays/traditions to various cultures throughout the world.
The students are presented with the idea that the world is now united and can
only observe five holidays. The students are asked to research holidays throughout
the world and choose the five most important holidays while justifying why
these holidays should be the ones observed.
Show-Me
Standards: CA1, CA3, CA6, SS6; Goals 1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 2.1, 2.3, 4.1, 4.5, 4.6 |
| Tasty Economics! |
Students will apply economic concepts learned through websites and trade books to create a product for a class sale, advertise and market this product, create a cost-benefit analysis and determine profit/loss. If the class as a whole makes a profit, they earn a pizza/movie party!
Show-Me
Standards: Goal 1.2, 1.10, 2.1; SS4, SS7, MA1 |
| United States Regions |
This WebQuest focuses on the regions of the
United States. Hong Kong students are coming to the United States and need
information to help them decide on a region to visit. Students research major
tourist attractions, landforms, land uses and natural resources that are available
in different U.S. regions along with populations and area of each state in
their chosen region. Students then use that information to design maps, write
a persuasive speech and design a final PowerPoint presentation to help the
Hong Kong students reach their decision.
Show-Me
Standards: CA1, CA4, CA5, CA6, SS5, SS7, MA1, MA2 |
| Boss of the Plains |
The teacher will read aloud the book Boss
of the Plains: The Hat That Won The West. Students will design a hat in Paint
for the 21st Century, write a friendly letter to a hat company and tell why
John B. Stetson's hat was so useful to a cowboy in the American West, and include
the reasons for why the new hat will be useful to the 21st Century.
Show-Me
Standards: CA2, CA4, SS5; Goal 2.2 |
| Designing Children |
Students will design, plan and measure the
layout for the main exhibit building, the main entrance and the parking lot
for the World's Fair.
Show-Me
Standards: Mathematics 1, 2, 5; Social Studies 2, 6, 7; Communication
Arts 4, 5, 6 |
| The Bill of Rights |
In this WebQuest students research and study the Bill of Rights. Students work cooperatively exploring the Web and other resources to analyze the Bill of Rights. Students use the information they collect to summarize the Bill of Rights and to explore political issues of today. The task asks students to identify three current political issues and write amendments to protect those issues.
Show-Me Standards: SS1, 2, 3, 6, 7; CA 3, 6;
Goal 1.2, 1.4, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10; Goal 2.3; Goal 4.1 |
| Mall Mania |
The students will create tables and graphs by hand and computer generated. The students will obtain their data by surveying other students. They will write a persuasive paragraph. Finally, they organize their information and create a display.
Show-Me Standards:
1.1, 1.8, 2.1, 2.7 |
| The Pilgrim's Journey — A Child's Adventure |
The Pilgrim's Journey — A Child's Adventure will take students on a trip back in time to discover through research the daily hardships and life as a pilgrim child. Students will find facts, dates and photos to create an authentic journal, then use their research to create a timeline. The final step will be for a team of students to create a presentation for peers.
Show-Me Standards:
SS2, SS6; 2.1, 3.1, 1.4, 1.8, 4.6
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| A Capitol Museum |
Students will become familiar with the regions of Missouri by preparing to design a museum display that highlights each region of Missouri. They will gather information in order to analyze and determine possible reasons for each region's characteristics.
Show-Me Standards:
SS5; Goal 1 |
| In Honor of a "King" |
This lesson is anchored in fourth grade Social
Studies covering issues in Civil Rights, African American History and Current
Events with considerable focus on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. The lesson
reaches across the curriculum to incorporate Language Arts as well. Students will
practice speech writing (point of view) taking care to show originality, rhythm
and organization.
Show-Me Standards: CA1, 3, 4 & 6; SS 2 & 6; Goals 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6,
1.10, 4.2, 4.3 & 4.6. |
|
I'm Lost! |
This WebQuest has students helping a puppy find
its way around Missouri and back home. Students follow clues to learn where the
puppy is and where "home" is. They select places in Missouri to visit,
plan a route, write adventures and put it all into a presentation.
Show-Me Standards:
Social Studies 5 and 7; Communication Arts 6; Performance 1:2, 4, 8; 2:1,3,7;
3:5; 4: 5, 6 |
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| Lewis and Clark Board Game |
Students learn about Lewis and Clark's Corps
of Discovery as they invent a board game.
Show-Me Standards:
Goals 1. 1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2. 1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.5, 4.6; Objectives CA1, CA4, CA5,
CA6, SS2, SS5, SS7 |
| Independence, MO Daily News |
In this Web!uest, students research, write and
publish an issue of The Independence, MO Daily News circa 1843. Roles assigned
are Features Writer, Food Editor, Weatherperson and Editorialist. By researching
to publish the newspaper, students learn about the Oregon Trail and its place
in history.
Show-Me Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.5, 4.6 |
| World's Fair |
This WebQuest is about selecting a Missouri location
for the World's Fair. Information on the World's Fair in St. Louis in 1903-1904
is used to help students decide what should be included. The final project is
a brochure and a presentation about the group's decision.
Show-Me Standards:
CA 1, 5, 6; MA 3; SS 5, 7; Goals 1 and 3 |
| Cash
into Columbia |
Groups of students become advertising agencies
approached by the mayor of Columbia to create a plan advertising the city to attract
new residents and businesses. In their research of Columbia, students are divided
into four roles: geographer, graphic artist, economic analyst and public relations
expert. The students use websites, classroom materials and surveys to collect
their data. The groups may choose to present their ad campaign in a PowerPoint
presentation, a Publisher brochure or a poster gallery exhibit. Rubrics are provided
for evaluating the groups and individuals.
Show-Me Standards:
Goal 1 (SS standards: 4, 5, 6, 7), Goal 2, Goal 4 |
| Hero of the Year |
Students will use decision making skills to choose
a hero that deserves the honor of being placed on a stamp. The "contest"
requires a stamp design, timeline and a persuasive PowerPoint.
Show-Me Standards:
2, 3, 4; CA, SS, FA |
| Monument on the Mall |
Students will explore the three branches of the
Nation's Government. In groups, they will then plan and design a new monument
for the National Mall in Washington DC that will represent one of these branches.
Their design must meet the specifications stated. The groups will create a presentation
of their monument and the ideas supporting it to an audience.
Show-Me Standards:
1, 2, 3 & 4 |
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