Science WebQuests
WebQuests are
problem-based/inquiry learning experiences on the
web. A WebQuest can be short or long-term. All of
the resources students need to participate are
available and are clearly defined. Bernie Dodge is
thought to be the guru of WebQuest . If you are
not familiar with Mr. Dodge, start your voyage
through WebQuests with his site listed below. Be advised, many webquests
incorporate more than a single subject area. Browse all of them to find
exactly what you need.
For First Time Visits:
Bernie Dodge's The WebQuest Page
This page will tell you everything that you
need to know.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquest.html
 A
Draft Rubric for Evaluating WebQuests
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/webquest/webquestrubric.html
Amazing Dinosaur
Scientists
Students have the opportunity to become dinosaur scientists.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/websciencejo.html
Animal Student
Webquest
http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/raym/vrtbrts.html
Animals on the Ocean
Floor
This webquest task is to find a map of the world's oceans.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/ocean/index.html
Atoms and
Molecules... Do They Matter?
Students will discover the whys and hows of atoms and molecules.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall98webquests/student/sterrycole/sstart.htm
Awesome Astronomy
Students explore space from their classroom.
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/joyner/index.htm
Biotech Webquest
Students will research biotech companies and their genetic work. They will
then develop their own company. The task will involve developing a
marketing plan for a new biotech product that will be presented via a
Power Point presentation.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/biotech/
Black Holes: Journey
into the Unknown
In this quest your spaceship has run across what may be a black hole, and
the scientists in the ship want to study it. What will you learn?
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/blackhole_webquest/hole5.html
Bugs Bugs
Students will discover information about insects and the
environment.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/BugsBugs.htm
Classifying the
Planets
Students will find out how scientists classify planets by using shape, size,
and other measures.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/pbs2ucs.htm
Clouds
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/clouds.htm
Comet
WebQuest
Students become part of a team attempting to
prevent a comet from impacting with the earth in
this role-playing WebQuest which requires using
the Web to find as much as possible about comets
and working as a team to find solutions.
http://www.slc.k12.ut.us/webweavers/suea/cometweb.htm
Cyber
Science Mag
Quest will help students learn about how magazines
are constructed and how create an online science
magazine.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/cybermag/index.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/coast
Compassion or Murder
What is Euthanasia? In this webquest you will decide if this is
assisted suicide, mercy, or murder.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/euthanasia/euthanasia.html
Cracking Dams:
Webquest
In this quest you will study the science of a cracking dam.
http://simscience.org/cracks/
Create A Space Alien
Students will research our solar system. They will discover that
different planets have special atmospheres. They will then create an alien
that would be able to live in a particular atmosphere.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/stonyaronayne/CreateASpaceAlienWebquest.htm
Create-A-Habitat
Students will create their own habitat with plants and animals that will
flourish.
http://www.biopoint.com/WebQuests/dist204/Welcome.html
Cyber
Science Mag
Quest will help students learn about how magazines
are constructed and how create an online science
magazine.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kearny/cybermag/index.html
http://www.ncsu.edu/coast
Desert WebQuest
Students will assume the identity of one of 6 roles and research how humans, animals
and plants adapt to life in a desert. The end product will be a written
report and a multimedia presentation.
http://members.aol.com/QuestSite/1/2.html
Digestive System,
The
Enter the digestive tract to see how this system works.
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/high/Science/DigestiveSystem/digest.htm
Digging For
Dinosaurs
Students will learn about dinosaurs in this webquest.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/dino/dinosaur.htm
Discover The Solar
System! NICE
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/index.htm
Do Aliens Have
Ethics?
Students assume the role of a spaceship commander who is orbiting Earth.
They are to survey the people on Earth to determine if they have
morals.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/ethics/index.html
Does the Tiger Eat
Its Cubs?
Students will learn about the children of China.
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/childquest.html
Dolphin-Safe Tuna
Students will discover what dolphin-safe tuna means.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/dolphins/
Ebola Attacks!
In this webquest the Ebola virus is attacking the world and is spreading rapidly. The
team of students must select people to re-colonize society should the virus
not be checked.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/selisabethrigsby/home.htm
ewe2
- A WebQuest about cloning
http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/ewe2/
Extinct Australian
Marsupials
Students will discover the cause of animal extinction in Australia.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/webquest2000/student/sbillwingard/home.html
Famous Scientists
In this quest students will write the biography of a scientist they
select.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/3639/scientist1.html
Great Cloning
Debate, The
Students will research cloning and attempt to persuade others to agree with
their viewpoint.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall99webquests/student/scolleenmcmillin/home.html#top
High School
Chemistry
An experiment to discover how hydrogen peroxide reacts with yeast to
produce oxygen should motivate the students to love chemistry.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall99webquests/student/spetergur/home.html
Human
Life on Mars
Students will research Mars to decide if they want to live there.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/mars/
Hurricane
Webquest
Students will find out all about hurricanes.
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/canequest.htm
Hurricane
WebQuest
In this quest students will identify the characteristics of hurricanes and other types of tropical storms.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/3639/hurricane2.html
Intergalactic
Travel Agents
Plan a trip to a planet of your choice. You must decide what to do, eat, wear and
more.
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/brown/INDEX1.HTM
Intertidal
Zone
Students will design a brochure to guide tourists through San Diego's
intertidal zones.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/intertidal/intertidalzone.html
It's
a Zoo Out There!
Students will research all types of animals and their habits for this
quest.
http://www.inetlibrary.com/frame.html?table=library&id=54685
Left
or Right Brained?
In this quest the student will learn about left/right brain dominance.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall99webquests/student/ssusienewell/home.html
NASA's
Imagine Mars Project
The Imagine Mars Project is a national arts, sciences, and technology
education initiative that leads students to work together with scientists,
engineers, artist, and civic leaders to design and share a futuristic Mars
community for 100 people.
http://imaginemars.jpl.nasa.gov/index1.html
Meet
the Manatee
In this quest you have been hired to teach about the manatee, however, you
know nothing about them. You will find out what you need to know.
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/loso/INDEX.HTM
Mission:
Possible
Quest about water and the
environment.
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/mission.htm
Murder
in the Tropics
Students will participate in an online mystery that has taken place in the
tropics.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/coralreefs/
Mystery
Genealogy Webquest, The
You are in the year 2026, your class has just
unearthed an unusual object. Inside it are found some names and pictures.
You
must research genealogy in order to determine what this object is.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/genealogy/index.html
Natural
Disasters
In this quest you will learn about four major categories of natural
disasters.
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/gheen/NATURA~1.HTM
Nutrition
Webquest
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/food/NutritionWebquest.html
Ocean
Quest
Discover information about tides, currents, and the creatures that in the
ocean.
http://www.dreamwater.com/minnick/webquest.htm
Our
Big Backyard Webquest
Study of the U.S. national parks.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/yard/index.html
Periodic
Table Quest
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/3639/periodic1.html
Rain
Forests
Select a habitat and work to save it!
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/spatricepetroff/student.html
Rainforest
Vacations?
A tribe in the Ecuadorian rainforest needs your student's help. Should they allow ecotourism in their area of
the rainforest? The kids will help them decide.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/rainforest/home.htm
Science
Newsletter
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/science/sciencewq.html
Shocking
Sharks
Students will write a commercial or adventure story concerning sharks.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/sessions/sharks/
Titanic
Webquest
As a contestant on the show "The One
Thing I Know About." you will need to learn about the Titanic and her fatal voyage.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/titanic/titanic.htm
To
Fund or Not to Fund: The Human Genome Project
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/genetics/webgeneticssa2.html
Tornado
WebQuest
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/3639/tornado1.html
Tornadoes
vs. Hurricanes
Students will decide which is the most damaging
and violent of the two.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/3639/tornado1.html
Tropical
Travelers
Research the animals and plants of
the rainforest.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/tropical/
Unit
Conversion
Participate in conversion activities.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/3639/metric1.html
Weather
Team, The
This is a webquest about severe weather
conditions.
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/gentile/index.htm
Webquest
- Glaciers
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/ms/glacier/Glaciers.htm
What
Is an Inferior Planet?
Discover what makes a planet inferior?
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/pbs1ucs.htm
Will
to Survive, A
A webquest that enables you to live in any environment as a living thing of your
choice.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/slaurennorton/home.html
Women
in Science
Who are these women and what have they done.
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/women.html
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