WebQuest Design Template
Teacher/Design Information
Learners
Describe your intended audience so other teachers can better understand your work.
This WebQuest is intended for third grade students, but would also be appropriate for
second grade students as review or reinforcement.
Educational Goal
Describe what this WebQuest is supposed to accomplish. How will you know if you have
accomplished it? This should give you a basis for the development of the rubric below.
Upon finishing this WebQuest, students should be able to classify animals into.
Students should be able to hear some characteristics of an anilmal and decide whether it
is a mammal, bird, fish, reptile, or amphibian.
Standards
Identify the standards your WebQuest addresses.
S.IP.03.11 Make purposeful observations of plants and animals using the
appropriate senses.
S.IP.03.12 Generate questions based on observations of plants and animals.
S.IA.03.11 Summarize information from charts about structures and
functions of plant and animal parts.
S.IA.03.12 Share ideas about plant and animal structures and functions
through purposeful conversation in collaborative groups.
S.IA.03.14 Develop research strategies and skills for information gathering
and problem solving about plants and animals.
S.RS.03.11 Demonstrate understanding of plant and animal structures and
functions through illustrations, descriptions, or discussions.
Vocabulary:
Mammal
Fish
Bird
Amphibians
reptile
Process
Give a thumbnail sketch of the process students will follow. Describe your rationale and
explain the process to help other teachers better understand your strategies. Include key
pointers such as special concerns or challenging points in the WebQuest.
Resources
Give a complete list of what is required to complete this WebQuest. The list may include
books, supplies, resources, or other planning and preparation that would be needed.
Also describe any additional resources or background material that may be helpful.
WebQuest Elements
Title
Audience (grade level)
Subject matter
Author
Introduction
Tell your students what this WebQuest is all about. What is the ‘big question’ that they
are to address? If they are to play a part (e.g., a detective), explain the situation to them.
Get them excited about participating.
Task
Tell your students what the required outcome and/or product is. Maybe they are to:
Solve a problem
State and defend a position
Explain or summarize something
Create some product
Write a letter to the editor or other audience
Create a PowerPoint presentation or digital video or poster board
Process
Explain to your students the process they are to follow in order to complete the task.
Number the tasks and explain what they are to do. Put all the information here that they
need (as much as you can) such as links on the Internet or other online resources as
well as any explanation. Perhaps you’ll explain some things in person, but also include it
here for completeness and so it will be useful for others who aren’t in class to hear your
explanation.
Explain how you want the students to collaborate, especially if you have identified
different roles you want different students to take.
Include any tools (for example, flow charts or diagrams) you expect the students to use,
and provide examples of any tools you want them to create (for example, summary
tables).
Evaluation
Provide your rubric for evaluation. Indicate which categories are for individual evaluation
and which are for group evaluation.
Conclusion
Summarize the key accomplishments upon completion of this WebQuest. You might
also describe ideas for additional questions they might explore along similar lines of
research.
Credits
Give credit where credit is due.