Teacher+Resources

**Here you will find resources for classroom teachers. These are tools that teachers can use in their classrooms and can be introduced through professional development.**

** Lesson Plans and Webquests Math: ** [|Area and Perimeter Web Quest] This webquest is geared towards seventh grade students. Students use their knowledge of area, perimeter, and money to design an empty room in their house.

[|Real World Math] Students research and learn why math is important in our everyday lives. They list ways we use math in our lives, and write a persuasive letter that convinces the superintendent to keep math in the curriculum.

Math Goodies webquests are fun and engaging, designed for grades 5 through 8.

**Science: [|Fun Facts about Farming] This webquest is geared toward students in grade 3-6. It teaches them about agriculture and ecosystems.

[|Intertidal Zone Tour Guide] Students pretend to be marine biologists. They learn about intertidal zones and create a guide for visitors that teaches them about them.

[|Oceanography ABC Book] Students will learn about ocean animals and create an ABC book based on their findings.

Social Studies: [|Learning about History] Students research historical methods and organization tools to create their own historical document.

[|Enigmas] Students research an enigma of choice from different points of view. They will create a written report on their findings and create a project that goes along with their enigma.

[|Shh! We're writing the Constitution!] Students learn about the constitution and write their own constitution for their classroom.

[|Westward Expansion] Students will learn about westward expansion and write a persuasive essay from the perspective of a person during that time that explains why settlers should or should not move west.

[|7 Continents] This webquest is geared towards second grade students. During this webquest students will learn about geography and be able to locate the seven continents.

Reading/ ELA:** [|Designing Hermit's New Home] This webquest is designed for 2nd/3rd grade students. Students read a novel and learn about sea creatures. They design a new home for Hermit the hermit crab and write a play about Hermit and his new home.

[|Author Study Elizabeth George Speare] This websquest is designed for 5th grade students. Students learn about fiction and nonfiction, and complete an author study. They write a chapter long sequel to the novel they chose.

[|Intro to Net Browsing and Safety] This is a webquest geared towards primary grade levels (K-1) to help them learn how to surf the web.

[|Charlotte's Web] This webpage provides teachers with a link to webquests that students complete based on the book Charlotte's Web.

[|Nellie's English Projects] This website has a list of ELA webquests for children of all grades, adults and teachers.

Starfall is a K-5 site designed to help students learn to read.

Read, Write, Think is filled with lesson plans and activities to promote English and the language arts.

[|Web English Teacher] i s an educational website designed to help English and Language Arts teachers in the classroom.

[|Read, Write, Think] is filled with lesson plans and activities to promote English and the language arts.

[|The Study Guide] site is designed to give parents, teachers, and students’ ideas on how to navigate the English and language arts classroom.

**Webquest Database:**

[|Webquest for Grades K-3] This website has a list of webquest by content area for grades K-3.

Tech Trekers has compiled a list of webquests for middle and high school students, covering a wide variety of subjects.