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 Iowa
and Its Neighbors
A
WebQuest for First and Second Grades (Geography)
Designed
by
Sue
McCormick
smccormick@griswold.k12.ia.us
Introduction
| Task
| Process
| Evaluation
| Conclusion
| Credits
| Teacher
Page
Introduction
Who is the
neighbor state to the north of Iowa? What is the
state bird of Missouri? Do you know the state capital
of Wisconsin? Where is Illinois? What does the
state flag of South Dakota look like? What is the state bird
of Nebraska? What do you know about your own state of
Iowa? You will be finding out the answers to these
questions by doing this WebQuest on Iowa and its
neighbors!!
The Task
Using Kidspiration,
you will make and label a map of Iowa and its neighboring
states.
You will make a poster
of Iowa or one of its neighboring states to share with the
class.
The
Process
Kidspiration Map
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Step 1
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Open Kidspiration
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Step 2
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Open a new picture
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Step 3
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Find the geography library on the left of the
screen
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Step 4
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Erase first idea
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Step 5
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Find and drag the Iowa map to the center of the
page
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Step 6
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Label Iowa
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Step 7
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Find and drag each of the neigboring
states to the correct position around Iowa
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Step 8
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Label each state
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Step 9
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Write your name at the top
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Step 10
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Save your map
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Step 11
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Print!
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Make a State Poster
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Step 1
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The teacher will divide you into seven groups.
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Step 2
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Your group will draw a state name from a
box.
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Step 3
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You will choose a job to do. (Bird
watcher, flag raiser, flower picker, capital city
visitor, and state vacationer.)
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Job
descriptions
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Step 4
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Locate your information on the website.
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50states.com
- States and Capitals
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Step 5
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Cut and paste information into Student Writing
Center.
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Step 6
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Play a game of the states.
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Step 7
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Get poster board from your teacher.
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Step 8
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Make a poster of your state.
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Poster
guidelines
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Step 9
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Share your poster with the class.
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Evaluation
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Beginning
1
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Developing
2
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Accomplished
3
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Exemplary
4
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Score
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Label
Iowa and its neighboring states
(Kidspiration)
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Can
find and label one state or less.
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Can
find and label two to four states.
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Can
find and label four to six states.
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Can
find and label all seven states.
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Group
state poster neatness
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Poster
is messy and has few words.
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Poster
is labeled but hard to read.
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Poster
is labeled and easy to read.
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Poster
is neat, labeled, and easy to read.
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Group
state poster facts
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Poster
has one or less fact about the state.
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Poster
has two facts about the state.
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Poster
has three to four facts about the state.
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Poster
has five or more facts about the state.
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Individual
Teamwork
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Did
not work on the poster.
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Worked
on the poster by self.
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Worked
with the group part of the time.
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Worked
cooperatively with the group.
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Total
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__/16
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to index
Conclusion
You have learned the name
of our state and all of the states that are our
neighbors. You learned the names of the capital cities
of these states. You have learned lots of fun facts
about these states. Some of you may have found some great
places to go and visit with your families!
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Credits &
References
These are the web sites
used:
http://www.50states.com/
http://www.funschool.com/current/games/ge1_usquiz,1
Programs:
Kidspiration
A special thanks to
Gail, Rich, and Judy for dragging me into the new century!
Thanks to Lisa for helping me whenever I have a stupid
question.
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Last
updated on June 7, 2001.
Based
on a template from The
WebQuest Page
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