Webquest

** The Northeast Region **
** Chad **** Jones ** jonesc@brsd.org __**Introduction**__ A spaceship has just landed on our school. They are on vacation to visit the Northeast. The only problem is that they only have two weeks to visit. They only have time to visit one state in the Northeast. They need advice about where to visit during their two week stay. They would like to learn, do some activities and site see.    How can you help the aliens decide on which state of the Northeast they would like to visit?

=** Task **=

You and your classmates will research a state in the Northeast. Your job will be to make a brochure and persuade the aliens to visit the state your group has chosen to research. Hopefully, with your help they will be able to decide where to spend their time while visiting the Northeast. = Process =

**Step 1:** You will be divided into groups of 3 students. Each member in your group will choose two of the following sections for your brochure. Each job will require a drawing and a discription.

 1. __Facts__- This person finds interesting information about a state. Example: a. Capital b. Nickname c. State Bird d. State Flower e. Picture of the state flag  2. __Famous People__ - Find two famous people that came from your state.

3. __Tourist Attractions__ - Find two activites that a tourist in your state would like to do. 4. __Outdoor Activities__-Find two recreational activities that you could do in your state.

5. __Historian__ a. When your state became a state? b. How did your state gets its name?  6. __M__ __apmaker__ a. What is the population of the state? b. What is the area of the state? ** Step 2: ** The Northeast is divided into eleven states: Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Your group will need to choose which state to research.
 * Step 3: ** Research your state and record your findings.

[|The US 50] [|http://www.statelocalgov.net] [|The Fact Monster - 50 states] [] [|www.50states.com] [] [|www.infoplease.com/states.html] [] With all the information you gathered through your research, your group will construct a brochure by writing a paragraph and drawing a picture that goes with your section. Present your brochure to students to help the aliens decide which state of the Northeast region they want to visit during their two week stay.
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 Teacher Name: **Mr. Jones**
 * ||  ||   ||   || **Research Report : Northeast **

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 * CATEGORY

|| <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The information appears to be disorganized. 8) || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information clearly relates to the main topic. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information clearly relates to the main topic. No details and/or examples are given. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information has little or nothing to do with the main topic. || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A few grammatical spelling or punctuation errors. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. || || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well. || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs. ||
 * ** Organization ** ||  ||   ||   || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.
 * ** Quality of Information ** ||  ||   ||   || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Information clearly relates to the main topic. It includes several supporting details and/or examples.
 * ** Mechanics ** ||  ||   ||   || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.
 * ** Paragraph Construction ** ||  ||   ||   || <span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence.

<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Congratulations!!! You successfully helped our alien friends to make a decision on which state of the Northeast region to visit during their two week stay. <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> =  Teacher Note s   I would do this activty to introduce the Chapter about the Northeast Region.
 * <span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Conclusion **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

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