Social Studies 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
The 1920's
and Its Excesses
http://wapiti.pvs.k12.nm.us/~Computer/jazzage.htm
The 1930s
WebQuest
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/1930.html
The 1960s
http://webby.umeedu.maine.edu/coehd/sixties/
ABC
Egypt Publishing
Publishing companies want you to author an informational book.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/shaleystone/home.html
Adventure
into the Unknown
Discover who Lewis and Clark were and what they did via this activity?
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/lewisclark/
African
Art and Culture
A WebQuest to learn about African art and culture.
Story writing is a part of the lesson. There is a
reproducible student worksheet for student use
http://socialstudies.com/c/@VL1915ErLBPIo/Pages/africanart.html
The American
Civil War
Discover why this war pitted American against American.
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/civilwar/mainpa~1.htm
The Amish
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Wandell/index.htm
Ancient
Egypt Webquest
This is an interactive unit designed to help students discover via a
"dig" knowledge and understanding of the Ancient Egypt.
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/lbeloat/egyptproject.html
Ancient
Greek Life
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Subway/6560/index.html
Astronaut
Hunt
Astronaut hunt to find objects and articles having to do with astronauts and
space travel.
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec596/project2/AstroHunt.html
Australian
Animals
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/fellows/MENTZER/webquest/austan.htm
Aztecs
Compare the Aztec culture to today's society and see if you discover some
similarities.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/kh1cl.htm
Basic
Hazards Common to Food Service Kitchens
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/high/Science/HazardsInFoodService/Basic.htm
Bermuda:
Webquest
You are shipwrecked on a desert island. You and your group must pick from four
occupations: captain, first mate, carpenter, and scientist as you attempt to
survive.
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/high/Science/HazardsInFoodService/Basic.htm
Bilingual
Webquest
New Mexico and its people is the focus of the quest.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/inquest/inquest.html.
Bill
of Rights Webquest
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq68/
Brother,
Can You Spare a Dime?
Lean about life and the economy during the 10 year period spanning the Great
Depression.
http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/webquests/kmw/
By
The Way of the Moon
This is a WebQuest that will teach you about the 1960's space program. Your class must
debate the issue; was it more important to be the first to land on the moon
rather than eradicate hunger & welfare?
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/space/index.htm
Cape
Hatteras Lighthouse
Did you know that the tallest lighthouse in America is the Cape Hatteas
lighthouse in North Carolina? However in this quest the government wants this
huge structure moved. Participate and find out why?
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqwilliams/webqtwilliams.html
Careers
Webquest
You may discover a job that might be right for you later in life.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/CAREER~1.HTM
Characters
of the Wild, Wild West
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall98webquests/student/smelvillekrebs/home.html
Checks
and Balances
Participate and you will learn all about the constitutional protections of
checks and balances.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall98webquests/student/sloririce/sstart.html
Cinco
De Mayo
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/mzasada/cincode.htm
Cinderella
Webquest
Your assignment is to rewrite the story of Cinderella as the Greeks
might have portrayed it.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/cinderella/Cinderella.html
Civil
War, The: A Quest
Create an informative and interesting news magazine about the Civil War.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/sdianeburroughs/student.html
Civil
War, The: A Webquest
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/civilwar/webthecivir.htm
Civil
War, The: Abraham Lincoln
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/middle/SocialScience/CivilWar/lincoln.htm
Colonial
Children
You will learn about colonial dress and what it was like to live during
this period.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/COLAMER2.HTM
Congress
In Action
Find out how bills are passed, how bills are written up and more.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall99webquests/student/sgaylordcombs/home.html
Corps
of Discovery Webquest
You will create a journal as part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/corps_of_discovery/
Culture
Quest
Learn about minorities. What makes them different, the same?
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/webquest.html
Democracy
and Iraq: Creating a Constitution
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/constitution/
Desert
Quest
Enter a contest by coming up with a desert ecosystem design.
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/stennille/ST3/desertwq.htm
Early
American Settlers
The Pilgrims and Puritans, although very different they both
contributed to American as we know it, learn how.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/skathieburgess/index.html
Egyptian
Mummies
On a dig in Egypt, you will find out what a mummy is and the process of
mummification.
http://members.tripod.com/~mbamca/egyptianmummies.html
EXPEDITION
SUSQUEHANNA WEBQUEST
An Environmental Investigation
into
the
longest river system on the East Coast
on the
Chesapeake Bay Foundation's website
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_expsuskie_webquest_task
Equal
Protection Under the Law
Learn how the Supreme Court works and how they make their decisions.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/supremecourt/webquest.htm
Explorers
Discover interesting facts about your favorite explorers and make them into
trading cards.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/fall98webquests/student/skristinsmith/introex.htm
Exploring
China
Learn about the Chinese culture, art, and other resources.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/ab1cvs.htm
GeoResources
http://www.georesources.co.uk/
Gettysburg
As a newspaper reporter in the 1860's, you must write about each big battle
between the states.
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/middle/SocialScience/Gettysburg/gett.htm
Gilded
Age, The
Participants will create segments for a documentary about the Gilded
Age via a PowerPoint presentation.
http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wq/gildedage/student.htm
Gilligan's
Hawaiian Island Reunion
You are Gilligan as he tries to rescue his lost friends whose planes have gone
down in the ocean.
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/middle/LongTerm/GilligansHawaiianReunion/gillquest.htm
Global
Food Trek
Discover what other cultures eat for lunch and dinner.
http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq105/#Rate%20Yourselfl
Guiding
Our Steps
Select from many different project choices that all reflect Mr. Jefferson's
contributions to help you learn about this great man.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/sjudyburns/home.html
Holocaust:
A WebQuest
Search museums, libraries and databases all over the world to answer questions
about the Holocaust.
http://www.greenepa.net/~wgsd/computerlab/Holocaust/Holocaust.html
ITSCO's
WebQuests
http://www.itsco.org/webquest/gallery.html
Iditarod
Webquest
You have to convince your parents that Alaska would be the best place for a
family vacation.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/iditarod/index.html
Immigration
and New York City
http://www.roadtripamerica.com/places/transit.htm
Immigration
WebQuest
http://www.acsamman.edu.jo/~ms/immigration/
JamesQuest
A set of 4 WebQuests based on Jamestown.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/jamesquest/
Johnny
Tremain: The Revolutionary War
After reading the book, Johnny Tremain, find out what some causes of the
Revolutionary War.
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/REVOLUT.HTM
King
Tut WebQuest
Each team member will research the question: was King Tut
murdered? Then write an essay paper defending your answer.
http://www.pekin.net/pekin108/wash/webquest/index.html
Landforms
in the United States
Travel through different U.S. landforms.
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/landform/landform.htm
Laura
Ingalls Wilder Scavenger Hunt
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/WebQ97/LAURALES.HTM
Learning
About the Crusades
Discover why crusades were necessary and when they happened.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/crusades/Kateed.html
Let's
Journey Back in Time to Ancient Rome
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/rome/frames.html
Let's
Travel to Paris
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/paristrip/paristrip.html
Lewis
& Clark - Extra Edition
You will produce a newspaper, much as what could have been written if you
were a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/lewisclark/index.html
Look
Who's Footing the Bill
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html
Native
Americans
Native American way of life is the focus of this quest.
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/Navajo/naweb2.htm
Native
Americans of Texas, The
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/texans/indianII.htm
New
Mexico in 1864
Students will experience what life was like in the Territory of New Mexico
in 1864.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/history/historywbquest1.htm
Ole!
Bullfighting!
The quest's goal: find out when and where bullfighting came from.
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/mzasada/webquest.htm
Olympic
Games of Ancient Greece, The
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/olympics/olympicwq.html
Onate
Revisits El Camino Real
The students will split into two groups: the Conquistadors and the Land Rovers.
Both groups will make a brochure for the Camino Real Trail.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/camino/camino.html
Our
Vacation to France
Research the country's culture, religion, and way of life before you take your
quest trip.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/france/france.html
Outback
Christmas
Your family has to move to Australia two weeks before Christmas. What are
you to expect?
http://www.inetlibrary.com/frame.html?table=library&id=55737
Paint
Mount Rushmore Red
This quest promotes higher level thinking skill by
having students research the case of Loenard
Peltier, leader of the American Indian Movement,
who is serving a life sentence in prison today.
Should he be pardoned or not? Students must base
their response on facts.
http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/inprogress/act/gkohrt/rushmorered.htm
Personal
Reflections on Vietnam: A Webquest
In this quest you are to imagine yourself in the Vietnam War. The
quest activity will show you what life was like in the U.S. during this time
period.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/vietnam/intro.html
Pilgrim
Life Adventure
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kimbrough/pilgrimlife/
Pirate
Quest
In this quest it is your job to find out if pirates were the savages
they are made out to be.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/seriklindemann/home.html
Life
in Rural America in the 1800s
Students will discover what life was like for the farmers and ranchers of this
time period.
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/teachers.htm
Lost
Colony of Roanoke, The
Roanoke was founded in America in 1580. Ten years later, the settlement was
gone; where did they go, what happened? Discover the answers.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/roanoke/
Maori
Webquest
Students will be studying the Maori tribe, which is one of the indigenous tribes of
this New Zealand culture.
http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/maori.html
Mission
Imposible: European Adventure
A "phantom country" in
Europe has to be discovered by the students. They engage in research
at this site and try to
find out what the country is.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/europe/main.html
Mock
Trial: Amistad Case
Students will participate in a Mock Trial. They will seek to determine whether Africans who mutinied on the ship,
Amistad, will
be set free to return to Africa, or whether they will be sold into slavery
in America.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/hoover/amistad/
Nathaniel
Bacon Lives!
Students will research American leaders and the
techniques that they used to promote their beliefs. Students will develop
their own campaign, promote it to their classmates using the
persuasive propaganda methods studied in this activity.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/hoover/amrevolt/
Searching
for China
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html
Shipwreck
Island Adventure
Students find a message in a bottle written by a ship captain. He
is stranded on an island and they must find him.
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/shipwreck/island.html
Slavery
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/ms/slavery/Default.htm
Spain:
United or Divided
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/spain/cgspaintourist.htm
Spanish
Civil War
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/spanishcivilwar/
State
of Wisconsin Symbols
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/statesym/symbmain.htm
State
Search U.S.A
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/state/webquest.htm
The
USA WebQuest
http://www.wallowa.k12.or.us/students/states/state.html
Titanic
Mock Trial
Students put the White Star Line on trial for the sinking of the Titanic.
http://www.andersonkill.com/titanic/home.htm
Travel
the States
Travel as a marketing assistant and see the U.S.
http://www.west-bend.k12.wi.us/webquest/Wiscities/wanted.htm
Traveling
on the Underground Railroad
Students will research the underground railroad.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/spring99webquests/student/smadelinewhite/home.htm
Trekking
the Sante Fe Trail
As a member of the museum designing team for the Sante Fe Trail section, you must research the trail in order to a determine the design elements.
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/sft/sftrail.htm
Turn
Back the Clock
For 30 years, NASA has been working on a machine that would allow you to travel
back in time. Take the trip.
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/high/LongTerm/TurnBackTheClock/turnbacktheclock.html
Tuskegee
Tragedy
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/tuskegee_quest.html
Understanding
Anne Frank
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/98webquests/student/skellybull/Understanding_Anne_Frank2.htm
United
Nations, The
In this quest, students must help the U.N. find the lost list of the countries
in the UN is lost.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/edis771/webquest2000/student/scarrienagel/first.html
United
States - Virtually There
This is a HyperStudio based project.
http://www.itrc.ucf.edu/webcamp/final_projects/fitzpatrick/sdntdir.html#tasks
Update
on Ecuador
http://www.richmond.edu/~ed344/webquests/ecuador/jwmupdateon.htmm
Vietnam:
A Soldier's Perspective
http://www.macomb.k12.mi.us/wq/gb2fr.htm
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