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For more information on WebQuests, see Shelby County's main page
"WebQuests" entry.
WebQuest Subjects:
Auf
Nach Bayern!
Building
Bridges
The
Crucible
Investigating
and Analyzing the Causes of Frog Deformities
Linking
to Hot Careers: How to Get that Job You Never See in the
Newspapers
Modern
Myths and Mysteries
Performing
Oral Interpretation
The
Quest for Tolerance in To Kill a Mockingbird
School
Violence
Statistics:
Scatter Plots & Best-Fit Lines
Western
Europe Geography
Auf
Nach Bayern!
Jerenda Cox
- A WebQuest designed to give students an insight into the
culture,
- history, economy, government, tourism, and geography of
Bavaria in
- Southern Germany.
Building
Bridges
Angela Tobias
with Margaret Hirsch, Millington Central High School
and Crista Sabo, Bolton High School
- This WebQuest is a real-world application for geometry.
Students will
- research information about bridge construction and geometric
design.
- They will create a blueprint and model of a bridge.
Investigating
and Analyzing the Causes of Frog Deformities
Laura Rugel
- This is a practice in gathering information, forming a
hypothesis,
- analyzing data, and making an oral presentation. The content
is made of
- actual ongoing research in determining the cause(s) of high
numbers of
- frog deformities in Minnesota.
Linking
to Hot Careers: How to Get that Job You Never See in the
Newspapers
Myrna Robinson
with E. Samynna Jones, Bartlett High School
- This WebQuest will help you chart your course directly to that
great job
- you "never see in the newspaper" through self-assessment
checks,
- Internet job searching, resumé and cover letter writing
and Internet
- posting, application completion, and interview preparation.
The
- necessary tools are here for you. Your task is to determine
what career
- is best for you and get it!
Modern
Myths and Mysteries
Claude Jones
- Students examine modern myths and mysteries and explain why
they are
- scientifically unfounded.
Performing
Oral Interpretation
Natalie N. A. Parker
with Marsha C. Bradley, Bolton High School
- A WebQuest for Theater Arts grades 9-12 on Oral
Interpretation. Can be
- used by other subject areas as well.
The
Quest for Tolerance in To Kill a Mockingbird
John Traverse
- An exploration of the relationship of a book of fiction to the
real
- world of Harper Lee - world characterized by a few unique
individuals
- standing against overwhelming intolerance.
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The
Crucible
John Traverse
A WebQuest exploring the history of Salem, the McCarthy
hearnings and the Hollywood blacklists, the "Red Scare,"
historical inaccuracies in Miller's play, and witchcraft fears in
the 16th and 17th centuries.
School
Violence
Tony Benzing
- This WebQuest is designed to introduce the students to using
the
- computer and group work. There is a lot of interesting
information on
- the Internet that will help the students write a research
paper.
Statistics:
Scatter Plots & Best-Fit Lines
Traci Spain
- This project contains several activities involving scatter
plots.
- Western
Europe Geography
Debbie Joy & Drenda Tomlinson
- You and your partner have just been appointed Joint Chief
Ministers of Tourism for a selected country in Western Europe.
Your job is to attract foreigners, especially wealthy Americans,
to your nation to spend money and visit your country's sites. Of
course, you must be an expert on your country and its assets. You
have an advertising budget that allows you to run a one-minute
television commercial and up to an eight-page newspaper
supplement. What will they be?
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
PowerSchool
9th grade forms for students participating in
sports on athletics page
Fall Break
October 13th and 14th.
PSAT
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Cost: $20
Sign up in Guidance by September 26th
Club Pictures and make up School Day Pictures
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Governor's School Applications
Art-due October 7th
Others- due October 21st
Forms available in guidance
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