U.S. Presidents 

A WebQuest for 4th Grade (Ohio History)

Based on a WebQuest Designed by

Keri Miller and Chad Kirkbride
to see the original click here

us flag  white house   ohio flag

Introduction
 Process
 Evaluation
 Conclusion


Introduction


The 2008 St. Joan of Arc School Time Machine needs your help to travel back into time to learn  about the Presidents of the United States before their history is lost.   After the machine leaves Miss Elliott's classroom, you will have three weeks in which to find out interesting facts and information about a past U.S. President . You will then create a powerpoint on your President.  You must complete this mission in order  to ensure that our country's history will not be lost.

The Mission Process


Search the web (and use reference books) to find the facts that St. Joan of Arc School needs to know about our U.S. Presidents.  You will need to complete the following quests in order to return to the future.  To do this you will need to:


  • Research  the Presidentsof the United States of America.
  • Pick one President you would like to know better.
  • Report back to Miss Elliott and inform her of your decision
  • Record information on your President using the ResearchPaper you have been given.
  • Save pictures in your Picture File to use in your powerpoint. (.jpg /.gif)
  • Be sure to document sources for Bibliography.
  • When all research is completed, you will receive powerpoint instructions
TIP: Use the provided web sites to help find the information needed to successfully complete the mission. 


Ohio Presidents

U.S. Presidents at Grolier

U.S. presidents at PBS

Presidents

Presidents of United States

Presidents at Reference Resource

White House Kids - History

Presidents of the United States

Presidents USA


* REMINDER*   Please ask Miss Elliott any questions you have about this exciting mission.

Evaluation

Each researcher will be evaluated on the provided criteria.  There will be a  grade for research activities and a powerpoint grade, based on the following criteria.


Unsatisfactory

4

Satisfactory

6

Good

8

Excellent

10

Score

 

Research
student was not on task.
 Student was on task some of the time.
Student was on task a majority of the time.
 Student was on task the entire time and worked
with good effort.

 

Information

 

 
Information was not correct.
Information was somewhat correct, but did not meet requirements as stated.
 Information was correct, with most meeting requirements. Information was correct and interesting.

 

Powerpoint

 

 
Completed, but unorganized.
Plain, with minimal effort.
Organized and completed with minimal effort.
 Creative and organized.

 

Presentation

 
Unprepared
Presentation completed, but short.
Completed and prepared.
Creatively completed and well prepared.



Conclusion

At the end of this mission, you should have accomplished a time travel to gain a better knowledge of the Presidents from Ohio.  You will have also have learned a better sense of using the internet to locate information and reproduce the information in a creative manner using both art, speaking, and independent study/research skills.  I hope you enjoyed your time travel trip through the past. WELCOME BACK TO THE FUTURE!