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  A WebQuest for 2nd Grade Science Class

Designed by

Noreen Hauer
www.noreenh49@yahoo.com

 

Introduction | Learners | Standards | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Student Page

 

 

You are about to go on a great adventure today! I want you to pretend that you are a botanist scientist that studies plants and one day you woke up to find out that you were as small as a plant! Wow! Now you can learn even more about plants and see them better, because you are the same size as the plants!

You will work with 2 other students and do research, to find the answers to the following questions. Then make a Journal book of your life cycle as a plant growing up starting as a seed to a mature plant. Draw a picture of each stage of your life cycle development and also write a few sentences or a short paragraph about what is happening to you below each picture. Or, you could do a Picture storybook by drawing each stage of your growth as a plant with a picture.


The grade level for this lesson is second grade. This is a Science course, but also a researching and writing course. The students will be able to use their talents in art and creativity also. This would be a great adventure for a Third grade class too, if the questions were more extensive, and there were more requirements for the writing in their journal. 

The learners will need to have their teacher introduce them to a few new words, such as:

·        Photosynthesis

·        Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)

·        Chlorophyll

They will also need to have been introduced to the internet/websites, to gather their information on the computer, along with the basic skills of using the computer.

 

 

What will students learn as a result of this lesson?

This project has been aligned with the Minnesota Language Arts Standards.

I.               A. 1,2,4,5
B. 1,2,3,6
C. 1,2,3,5,8,9,10

II.            A. 2
B. 1
C. 2, 4,5,6,7
D. 1, 3
E. 1,2

III.        A. 2,4,5,7,8

 

 

  1. First you have to choose 2 other plants (students) for your team.
  2. Then you will choose 2 questions each. Each of you will be responsible to research and answer your own questions. 
  3. To find your answers to these questions, you will go to the website, by clicking on the flower next to your question assigned to you.
    1. What are my main parts? (remember you start as a seed)
    2. How would you describe yourself to me?
    3. What do you need to survive?
    4. What would make you die?
    5. Who are some of your friends?
    6. Who are some of your enemies?
    7. Each of you will answer this question: What have I become?
  4. Then you will all put your information together and draw pictures of what is happening to you in each stage (cycle) of your life as a plant; each cycle should be on a separate page in your Journal book and make sure to write what is happening to you in each cycle underneath your pictures. You can write it out as a story, or write each step of the plant’s cycle, under each picture. (Don’t forget to color your pictures)

Here are some questions to think about when you are researching your questions:

a)         When I describe myself as a plant, how many parts do I have?

b)         When I’m hungry, what would I eat or drink?

c)          What are the things that would hurt me?

d)         Who would want to hurt me?

e)         Who helps me grow?

Be sure to write all your information down on a separate sheet of paper before you draw your pictures. Then you can write your story under your pictures in your journal book.

***Don’t forget to make a cover page for your storybook with a title on it too. (You can draw a picture of you as a plant on the cover and you should color it with as many colors as you want, to make it look nice. Remember, this is like a story about you!)


This lesson will involve several class periods, depending on the help the learners will need and is available to them.

Each group of students should be able to work easily with each other. They may need to do some research at home on their computer or in the computer classroom.

 

 

The resources needed for this lesson are:

·        A computer

·        Pencil

·        Crayons

·        Notebook to keep information they’ve gathered from their researching.

·        A scrapbook or construction paper to make their storybook.

·        A ruler to draw lines on the bottom of page to write their story on. (optional)

This would be fine for one teacher, but a parent or aide would be helpful in the guiding of the researching.

 

Beginning

1

Developing

2

Accomplished

3

Score

 

Knowledge of plant’s parts, needs and growth struggles. 

 By drawing 0-2 parts of the plant and labeling them. Naming 1 of the elements needed to grow. No mention of an enemy.

By drawing 3-4 parts of the plant and labeling them. Naming 2-3 of the elements needed to grow. Drawing 1 enemy.

By drawing 4-5 parts of the plant and labeling them. Naming 3-4 elements needed to grow. Drawing 3 enemies.

 

Completion of the assigned questions and understanding the project.

 

By completing 1of their questions, with some understanding  of the project.

By completing all questions, but not fully understanding the project.

By completing all questions with full understanding of the project.

 

How well the student worked with their team.

Not doing much to help others complete the task.

Worked well with the team, but could have helped more.

Worked well with the team and completed the task.

 

Creativity, completion and overall appearance of the book.

 

 

No creativity. Lacked needed information to complete the book.

Creativity was average, but book was completed. Appearance was average.

Creativity was great and appearance was neat and attractive. Book was completed and done well.

 

 

Participation in the presentation to the class.

Did not participate.

Participated, but didn’t speak the full time allowed for the presentation.

Participated with confidence and used all the time allowed for the presentation.

 

 


When you have completed this project, you will know all the parts of a plant and how they grow and what happens to plants through their journey from a seed to becoming a beautiful plant and who their enemies are.

You have the knowledge to grow your own garden.

*Now you can take that journey in a short video by clicking on this flower.

·        http://webquest.sdsu.edu                               (Page Template)

·        http://cooltext.com/Queue.aspx?RenderID=15229548 (Used for my Logos)

·        http://lhostelaw.com/ia/ia2/gotd/0007sunflowers.htm (used for sunflower picture icon)

 

Last updated on August 15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page