This Web Quest was designed for third grade students to meet some requirements of Third Grade Science GLE’s (Grade Level Expectations) and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Mathematics. I use the random group generator from the SMART Notebook gallery to choose the groups, although I reserve the right to remix the groups for any reason. This Web Quest will take several days, anywhere from 5 to 15 days depending on the students’ abilities and their amount of experience with inquiry based learning.
Science GLE’s:
SI1A03a: Pose questions about objects, materials, organisms, and events in the environment
SI1A03b: Plan and conduct a fair test to answer a question
SI1B03b: Make observations using simple tools and equipment
SI1B03d: Compare amounts/measurements
SI1C03d: Analyze whether evidence supports proposed explanations
SI1D03a: Communicate simple procedures and results of investigations and explanations through: oral presentations, drawings and maps, data tables, graphs, writings
STH1A03a: Identify a question that was asked to be solved when given a brief scenario
STH1A03b: Work with a group to solve a problem
Common Core State Standards in Mathematics:
3.MD.4: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units – whole numbers, halves, or quarters.
Science GLE’s:
SI1A03a: Pose questions about objects, materials, organisms, and events in the environment
SI1A03b: Plan and conduct a fair test to answer a question
SI1B03b: Make observations using simple tools and equipment
SI1B03d: Compare amounts/measurements
SI1C03d: Analyze whether evidence supports proposed explanations
SI1D03a: Communicate simple procedures and results of investigations and explanations through: oral presentations, drawings and maps, data tables, graphs, writings
STH1A03a: Identify a question that was asked to be solved when given a brief scenario
STH1A03b: Work with a group to solve a problem
Common Core State Standards in Mathematics:
3.MD.4: Generate measurement data by measuring lengths using rulers marked with halves and fourths of an inch. Show the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units – whole numbers, halves, or quarters.