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Pliny and the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
The purpose of this lesson is to use earth science concepts--from volcanology--to explain to students studying the letter of Pliny the Younger to the historian Tacitus how Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Students will study and demonstrate mastery of the eruption and its historical impact through a webquest on Pompeii, reading of an articles with appropriate content-area reading support, participation in interactive lecture, writing of a journal entry about life in Pompeii at the time of the eruption, oral presentations on life in Pompeii, reviewing of the grammatical functions of all tenses of participles, and using a rubric to evaluate a video on Pompeii to be used for instruction.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
By Gregory King-Owen.
Coastal weather issues: Planning for a hurricane
The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.
Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
By Karen Greene.
Racing against catastrophe: a webquest for English I teachers
Students often have difficulty making connections between classic books and their contemporary lives. This Webquest puts you in the role of student to find learning strategies that scaffold the meaning-making process as your own students read.
Format: /lesson plan
By Kim Bowen and Shayne Goodrum.
Working together to get writing right
Philosophical and practical reasons to support writing across the curriculum in high schools. A WebQuest for teachers.
Format: article
By Kim Bowen.
Trees of North Carolina
Students complete activities including tree and leaf identification, species comparison, online research, measurement, and creative writing in conjunction with monthly visits to the "Iredell County Outdoor Education Site"
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Science)
By Amy Luna and Kathy Beck.

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A classroom inquiry activity in which most information is drawn from the World Wide Web. Well-designed WebQuests focus learners’ time on using information rather than looking for it and support learners’ thinking at the higher levels of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.

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WebQuests were first developed in 1995 by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University. In "Some Thoughts about WebQuests," Dodge outlines the critical features of the activity.